HR: 1340h
AN: S13C-1459    [Abstracts]
TI: Earthquake Precursors An Example of Data Acquisition and Processing at Science Horizons
AU: * Cherry, J T
EM: cherry@horizon.com
AF: Science Horizons, Inc., P.O. Box 758 12505 Mason Road, Licking, MO 65542, United States
AB: Science Horizons has used COTS products, namely its AQUINAS® System and SeismicRadar®, to identify earthquake precursors from seismic data 1,000 miles from the earthquake's epicenter. We have assumed that a precursor has the same characteristics, specifically the same azimuth and horizontal phase velocity, as the earthquake's P-wave. In addition, we have also shown the superiority of seismic arrays to detect precursors. The precursors identified by SeismicRadar® preceded the earthquakes with times ranging from thirteen hours to one minute. Therefore, one can conclude that the same assumption and the same technology should be able to detect numerous precursors that are a few miles from a pending earthquake's epicenter. If this conclusion is shown to be valid in seismic areas, earthquake precursors will no longer be elusive. Then we will be able to create algorithms, based on the precursor's location, duration, and frequency, that reliably predict earthquakes. Science Horizons has a patent pending on this earthquake prediction method. For more information regarding Science Horizons' earthquake prediction method, please go to our website at http://www.horizon.com .
UR: http://www.horizon.com
DE: 7219 Seismic monitoring and test-ban treaty verification
DE: 7223 Earthquake interaction, forecasting, and prediction (1217, 1242)
DE: 7294 Seismic instruments and networks (0935, 3025)
SC: Seismology [S]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting