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Home geophone detects passing freight train from basement slab
Original: A 1-inch geophone on my basement slab just caught a mighty freight train passing about 1/4 mile away. I logged the night
A hobbyist reports that a small 1-inch geophone placed on a basement slab clearly recorded a freight train passing roughly a quarter mile away overnight. The logged data shows a dramatic jump in seismic signal matching the eyewitness sighting at 3:34 AM, and the next step is spectral analysis of the recording.
Why now: Amateur seismology enthusiasts are interested in how sensitive inexpensive home sensors can be at detecting distant vibrations.
Evidence
- A 1-inch geophone on my basement slab just caught a mighty freight train passing about 1/4 mile away. I logged the night, found the event corresponding to my 3:34 AM eyewitness confirmation, and the seismic signal jumps dramatically. Next step: spectral analysis—how much of… · VogueLaGalere@mastodon.online · 4
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