Quake Catcher Network
Project Leader: Danielle Sumy
Program Description
The Quake-Catcher Network is a distributed computing network that links volunteer hosted computers into a real-time motion sensing network. The volunteer computers monitor vibrational sensors, and digitally transmit data to QCN's servers whenever strong new motions are observed.
QCN also provides tools for earthquake science education. A central mission of the Quake-Catcher Network is to provide scientific educational software and hardware so that K-12 teachers, students, and the general public can better understand and participate in the science of earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
Program Assets
QCN lessons for teachers to use in the classroom supplement the earthquake curriculum with collection and use of real data. Through interactive experiments, students learn about earthquakes and the hazards earthquakes pose.
Program Operations
International