Author: sismoscuola

The educational seismic station LA GILBERTA tonight recorded two new earthquakes in the Chianti region  southwest of Florence (latest updates are available at INGVTerremoti blog). This sequence is a follow-up of a previous swarm started in December 2014.

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A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit this morning, 7:50 local time, the Northern Apennines between Prato and Bologna provinces, in proximity to Brasimone lake and Castiglione dei Pepoli village. Up to now, the quake is the main shock of an ongoing seismic sequence started …

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Today we installed the Mindsets UK SEP seismometer which will replace the S13 sensor in our educational seismic station.

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Today has been a busy day for LA GILBERTA. We are recording earthquakes from the ongoing swarm from the nearby Chianti wine country. All the details and updates are available at INGVTerremoti blog.

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‘Real science with real data’ is the statement that best summarize the British project for teaching seismology at schools. The British Geological Survey (BGS)  involves almost 200 all grade schools to realize a seismic network based on a simple seismometer …

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October the 5th, at 19:03, the S-13 seismic sensor has been locked and secured for traveling back to Pisa. The Maker Faire Rome 2014 is over! We cannot find words to describe what a great experience has been to be …

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LA GILBERTA gets a new facelift for the Maker Faire with a clean and simple design to show all the components. The upcoming event will be in Rome, from 3 to 5 October at the Auditorium.The open source seismic station …

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Lots of people visited our department during Bright 2014, the Tuscany event for the European Researchers’ Night (#brightoscana, #ern).

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Yesterday night Piazza dei Cavalieri Square was crowded with people jumping at the rhythm of the song “Io vengo dalla luna” of the italian singer Caparezza. LA GILBERTA, located 300 meters away,  recorded the event.

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