New on SCW: Seismograph and infrasound monitor settles into its permanent spot in Brevard
The Space Coast Wire's new ground-motion and boom sensors are in their final home in Brevard County, and early readings from the quieter location are already coming in cleaner.
Written with AI assistance, with sources linked below.
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- Wind
- 0 mph E, gusts 2 mph
- Rain today
- 0.00 in
- Humidity
- 72%
- Pressure
- 29.93 inHg → steady
Updated 6:37 AM ET
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Flood Warning in effect: rain on radar near Brevard now. NWS Melbourne, until 12:00 PM ET.
Based on readings to 6:37 AM ET. Rules: 3- and 12-hour pressure change, wind shift and humidity/dew point trend. For official forecasts and warnings see the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Sun
Sunrise 6:43 AM · Sunset 5:32 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 10% lit
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The Space Coast Wire's new seismograph and infrasound monitor arrived in Brevard County on Nov. 10 and is now in its permanent spot, collecting readings around the clock.
After a first round of setup, we moved the instrument to a quieter permanent location later that night. Early readings from the new spot are already cleaner: typical background noise on the seismograph dropped by about 40 percent in the first hours, compared with the temporary setup. We'll keep watching as a full day of activity comes in.
The same night, our magnetometer was also moved to a quieter permanent spot. Interference dropped by about two-thirds, and the field strength now looks much closer to what is typical for this part of Florida.
You can watch the live traces now:
- Ground motion: Seismograph
- Low-frequency sound, including the kind of rumble that can come from thunder, sonic booms or rocket launches: Infrasound
- Local magnetic field: Magnetometer
These are our own sensors in Brevard County. They show what the ground, the air and the local magnetic field did here. Official earthquake magnitudes still come from the U.S. Geological Survey.
New 1-to-10 comparison scales for these readings — the SCW Shake, Boom and Magnetic scales — are coming soon.
See all of our instruments: Our Stations
Sources
- The Space Coast Wire: Seismograph spacecoastwire.com/seismic
- The Space Coast Wire: Infrasound spacecoastwire.com/infrasound
- The Space Coast Wire: Magnetometer spacecoastwire.com/nextmag
- The Space Coast Wire: Our Stations spacecoastwire.com/stations
- U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards
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