January 14, 2025
A system for detecting earthquake precursors has been developed. The computing platform will help predict seismic events in a few weeks. Scientists at the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a computing platform for assessing earthquake precursors based on geoelectric monitoring data. It will help predict seismic events in a few weeks, Mikhail Marchenko, acting director of the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told the TASS press center.
"Identifying earthquake precursors is one of the world's most serious challenges. You know how much damage this can cause. <...> Our colleagues from the scientific station of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Bishkek receive data on resistance, electrical resistance. They can be used to obtain data on earthquake precursors, which we have done," he said, adding that scientists have now applied for a patent on the computer system and the developed methodology.
According to the scientist, the difference between the developed system and existing analogues is that the prediction of earthquake precursors is based on geoelectric monitoring data, rather than data on fluctuations. "The tension of the earth's crust and its rock resistance are closely related, and in this regard, our technique is a new approach," he explained.
The technique was tested at the Bishkek Geodynamic Test Site, where the RAS Scientific Station has been operating for more than 40 years. A powerful current is sent underground, after which monitoring stations located tens of kilometers away from the landfill analyze the data obtained. The scientists' development will make it possible to predict a seismic event in a few weeks, the representative of the institute added.