METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF EARTHQUAKES Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: seismology, systems for monitoring and processing geophysical data. SUBSTANCE: method involves converting seismic waves to electric signal and measuring samples of chosen value in several points in three-dimensional space. Goal of invention is achieved by allocation of measuring network which is designed as rectangular grid of N zero-inertia meters, measuring signal amplitude A in each node of grid with relation pulse duration which is greater than 1 sec, production of m*m matrix of digital samples of earthquake forerunner in terms of coordinates A(x,y), calculation of parameters of electric signal of matrix, and judging magnitude and time of expected earthquake by these values. EFFECT: increased probability of detection of earthquake forerunner, increased speed of signal processing. 5 dwg