How to recognize a “Beast Quake” and a “Dance Quake”
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Abstract
Any good seismologist–carryball (i.e., American football) fan remembers the “beast quake” of 2011. Seahawks fans’ exuberant reactions to a Marshawn Lynch (in beast mode) run caused the stadium to shake enough to be well recorded on a strong‐motion seismograph a block away (Vidale, 2011). With the Seahawks at home for the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship playoffs, both last year and this year, the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) received permission to install some seismometers in the stadium. Motivations for the experiment included testing the field and telemetry equipment, examining analysis and display techniques, and practicing quick reactions to mobilize field experiments. With PNSN students and staff who are also Seahawks fans, it was not hard to get volunteers to do the installations and monitor the on‐field actions and the resulting seismograms.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | How to recognize a “Beast Quake” and a “Dance Quake” |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/0220150053 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 449 |
| Last page | 450 |
| Country | United States |
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