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Ham Seismology

The Public Seismic Network

Dominica, Caribbean Sea

This branch of the network formed after earthquakes shook the island for the first time in a generation.

Fairbanks, Alaska

For amateur quake watchers in Alaska, where half of the USA's earthquakes occur.

Friendswood, Texas

Frank Cooper has excellent photos of his apparatus and quake recordings, too—even a 1938 article from Modern Mechanix on making a home seismograph.

Golden, Colorado

John Lahr runs this amateur site, sharing his experience building seismic instruments.

Italy

The PSN's first outpost in Europe is in Italian. Links here go to several Italian subnetworks.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

This is the quirkiest of the PSN sites, with music and lava pictures as well as home seismographs by Tony Potenzo.

New Zealand

A page by New Zealander Dave Nelson includes his software notes plus maps and links.

Panama

The Red Sísmica de Chiriquí has four stations so far.

Redwood City, California

The home node of the ham seismology movement.

San Jose, California

This site is run by Prof. Steve Hammond and serves the whole South Bay region including Santa Cruz.

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