Live quake cam (earthquakes) from Sacramento, California, U.S.A. (West Coast of the U.S.), using a InFiltec seismometer and an old, laptop. This seismic station (KREEM) should be able to pick up earthquakes at a magnitude of 3.0 (M3.0) or less locally (400km radius from around Sacramento); greater than M3.0 in the central U.S.; greater than M5.0 around/directly outside of the U.S.; greater than M6.0 worldwide.
Not all small earthquakes can be detected, based on a wide variety of factors (some vibrations that do show are background noise due to location - they can't all be filtered out, unfortunately~). When there is a real big shaker though, you'll most likely be able to see it (most likely delayed by seconds, minutes or even at much as 20+ minutes from the time of the quake, as it takes time for the ground waves to reach the station). This station is located approximately 4 feet above ground and the live video feed typically runs on a 48-hour stream cycle (stream is delayed by about 30 seconds).
Audio:
Actual archived recordings of radio news coverage of quakes from the past:
- Northridge quake M6.7 Jan 17, 1994 and several aftershocks
- Loma Prieta quake M6.9 Oct 17, 1989 and foreshock
- Yountville quake M5.0 Sept 3, 2000
- Landers quake M7.4, 6.5 June 28, 1992
- Several bay area quakes
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