Tag: Earthquake Transformer
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Like putting on glasses for the first time—how AI improves earthquake detection
Introduction: a quiet revolution in seismology On January 1, 2008, Calipatria, California, recorded a magnitude -0.53 earthquake that most people would never feel. Yet, this tiny event is emblematic of a broader shift: over the past seven years, AI-powered image-like analysis has automated one of seismology’s core tasks—detecting earthquakes. These machine learning tools can identify…
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Like putting on glasses for the first time: how AI improves earthquake detection
Introduction: A quiet revolution in seismology On January 1, 2008, a magnitude -0.53 earthquake in Calipatria, California barely registered on any instrument, yet its story underscores a new era in seismology. Over the last seven years, artificial intelligence has shifted the fundamental task of detecting earthquakes from a largely manual or simple algorithmic process to…
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Like putting on glasses for the first time — how AI improves earthquake detection
Intro: A new lens on earthquakes On a quiet January night in 2008, Calipatria, California, registered a tiny earthquake with magnitude -0.53. It was so faint that it went largely unnoticed by residents and seismographs alike—yet its record matters. Over the last seven years, artificial intelligence, especially machine‑learning models trained on large seismogram datasets, has…