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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seismologist here.  The real problem with this event was it was really close to Anchorage.  Most of the damage I have seen is related to ground failure/liquefaction.

Fortunately, since AK is seismically active, the building codes reflect the hazard, and to date, I have not heard of any loss of life.

This did generate some beautiful/classic surface waves across the continent.  My basement seismometer (Raspberry Shake) recorded it nicely.[/quote]

I love you.[/quote]

+1 if I was dating and had to create a profile with a list of ideals, seismologist would be listed. - totally serious. This stuff fascinates me. ‘My basement seismometer’ ....swoon.... [/quote]

Wait. Assuming that the posters responding are women, are we assuming Seimologist is a man? Seismologist, are you a man?[/quote]

I am a man.  All of the basement seismometers in NoVA are owned by men (I know who they are :).  The hardware is remarkably easy to set up.  it is from [url]https://raspberryshake.org[/url].  It costs a few to several hundred dollars.  The device works remarkably well.

As for swooning for me, I never thought my PhD in seismology could be used to pick up women.  In my generation, most seismologist were male (80+%), but today, about half of the grad students are female.  I think this is great.[/quote]

Fascinating!  You were able to pick up the activity from Alaska here in NOVA?  How often does your Raspberry Shake pick up activity?  
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Activity, all the time.  Usually It is local clutter like cars/trucks hitting the speed bump in front of my house, [b]our[/b] HVAC/Laundry, etc.  Seismic events, about 1-2x per month usually.

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sigh. he's married..... [/quote]

Yes.  Married.  Sorry to ruin your fantasies.  Again, I went to the science for the love of it.  Never occurred to me in my mid 50’s, it would make in “interesting.”  [/quote]

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