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Sensors
Characterization of Distant and Moderate Earthquakes with Inexpensive MEMS Sensors: Application to the Mw 6.3, 29th December 2020, Petrinja Event
Jacopo Boaga1  Valeria Cascone1 
[1] Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via G. Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy;
关键词: seismic network;    seismic ground motion;    MEMS sensors;    PGA;   
DOI  :  10.3390/s22114166
来源: DOAJ
【 摘 要 】

In this work, we evaluate the suitability of a new MEMS sensor prototype, called ASX1000 (ADEL s.r.l., Modena, Italy), for the monitoring of distant and moderate seismic events. This device is an inexpensive capacitive accelerometer with a relatively low level of instrumental noise; it can record both local and far seismic events. An experimental network built with ASX1000 MEMS, located in northern Italy, was able to record the Mw 6.3 Petrinja earthquake that occurred in December 2020; it had an epicentral distance of more than 350 km. We retrieved the strong motion parameters (PGA, pseudo-absolute velocity, and pseudo-absolute spectral acceleration) from the acceleration time histories recorded by the MEMS sensors. The obtained parameters were compared with the ones obtained by the closer high-quality seismometers, belonging to the INGV National Seismic Network. The comparison to the highest-quality sensors confirms a reasonable agreement of the inferred parameters. This work suggests that—in the near future—MEMS sensors could be adopted to integrate the existing seismic network. A denser coverage of sensors can sample more accurately the seismic wavefield, taking into account the large spatial variability of local geology and the relative differences in seismic response.

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