Identification and analysis of electromagnetic signals in Greece: The case of the Kozani Earthquake VAN Prediction

1996/08/01 by Sylvie Gruszow, J. C. Rossignol, A. Tzanis +1 · 3 citations
Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Amplitude #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #Earthquake prediction #Geology #Geophysics #Magnetic anomaly #Physics #Seismic Waves and Analysis #Seismology #Seismology and Earthquake Studies

paper · doi:10.1029/96gl02170

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Abstract

An electric station was installed in July 1993, 4.5 km away from the VAN station of Ioannina, and recorded in the following two years a number of anomalous signals, including those of April 18 and 19, 1995, interpreted by the VAN group as Seismic Electric Signals precursors to the May 13 Kozani earthquake (West‐Macedonia). A magnetic station was also installed and clearly recorded the magnetic components of the same events. The amplitude, shape, characteristic pattern and duration, magnetic characteristics and polarisation of the anomalous signals suggest that they are generated by artificial (industrial) sources.

Citations

• Plausibility of long distance electrotelluric precursors to earthquakes
• Evaluation and interpretation of thirteen official van—telegrams for the period September 10, 1986 to April 28, 1988
• Physical properties of the variations of the electric field of the earth preceding earthquakes. II. determination of epicenter and magnitude
• Evaluating the statistical validity beyond chance of ‘VAN’ earthquake precursors
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• Latest aspects of earthquake prediction in Greece based on seismic electric signals
• Experimental study of a VAN network in the French Alps

Cited by

• Characteristics of electromagnetic noise in the Ioannina Region (Greece); A possible origin for so called “seismic electric signal” (SES)
• Electromagnetic signals generated in the solid Earth by digital transmission of radio-waves as a plausible source for some so-called `seismic electric signals'
• Earthquake prediction [wikipedia]