It's not just earthquakes our seismometers pick up, they can also detect the weather!
On Thursday morning a large lightning storm hit Leicester, with the thunder being picked up on our seismometers, showing as peaks in the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
On Thursday morning a large lightning storm hit Leicester, with the thunder being picked up on our seismometers, showing as peaks in the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
May 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
It's not just earthquakes our seismometers pick up, they can also detect the weather!
On Thursday morning a large lightning storm hit Leicester, with the thunder being picked up on our seismometers, showing as peaks in the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
On Thursday morning a large lightning storm hit Leicester, with the thunder being picked up on our seismometers, showing as peaks in the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
The answer to our game was 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫!
More specifically a Chinook Helicopter.
The z shape of the spectrogram was caused by a doppler shift as the helicopter passed over our seismometers in Leicesters.
#SeismicSaturdays
More specifically a Chinook Helicopter.
The z shape of the spectrogram was caused by a doppler shift as the helicopter passed over our seismometers in Leicesters.
#SeismicSaturdays
September 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The answer to our game was 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫!
More specifically a Chinook Helicopter.
The z shape of the spectrogram was caused by a doppler shift as the helicopter passed over our seismometers in Leicesters.
#SeismicSaturdays
More specifically a Chinook Helicopter.
The z shape of the spectrogram was caused by a doppler shift as the helicopter passed over our seismometers in Leicesters.
#SeismicSaturdays
At 9 AM on a Saturday, hundreds of runners gather to Leicester Victoria Park for #parkrun.
The start kicks off a seismic swarm of runners, releasing energy with every step. This creates a peak in ground displacement in our seismometers every Saturday morning.
#SeismicSaturdays
The start kicks off a seismic swarm of runners, releasing energy with every step. This creates a peak in ground displacement in our seismometers every Saturday morning.
#SeismicSaturdays
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
At 9 AM on a Saturday, hundreds of runners gather to Leicester Victoria Park for #parkrun.
The start kicks off a seismic swarm of runners, releasing energy with every step. This creates a peak in ground displacement in our seismometers every Saturday morning.
#SeismicSaturdays
The start kicks off a seismic swarm of runners, releasing energy with every step. This creates a peak in ground displacement in our seismometers every Saturday morning.
#SeismicSaturdays
Last year saw the return of Kasabian to Victoria Park, Leicester for their Summer Solstice II tour.
During the gig, our seismometers picked up the movement of the band and crowd, distinguishing the songs in the set list by their BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
During the gig, our seismometers picked up the movement of the band and crowd, distinguishing the songs in the set list by their BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
July 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Last year saw the return of Kasabian to Victoria Park, Leicester for their Summer Solstice II tour.
During the gig, our seismometers picked up the movement of the band and crowd, distinguishing the songs in the set list by their BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
During the gig, our seismometers picked up the movement of the band and crowd, distinguishing the songs in the set list by their BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
In 2017, our seismometers were deployed to the North Island of New Zealand for an active and passive source imaging experiment.
This was aimed at understanding the location and progression of relatively shallow slow-slip seismic events.
#SeismicSaturdays
This was aimed at understanding the location and progression of relatively shallow slow-slip seismic events.
#SeismicSaturdays
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In 2017, our seismometers were deployed to the North Island of New Zealand for an active and passive source imaging experiment.
This was aimed at understanding the location and progression of relatively shallow slow-slip seismic events.
#SeismicSaturdays
This was aimed at understanding the location and progression of relatively shallow slow-slip seismic events.
#SeismicSaturdays
This week saw the return our seismometers from the glaciers of Iceland after 5 months of deployment.
The sensors recorded earthquakes around the Bárðarbunga caldera beneath the Vatnajokull glacier, allowing for a greater understanding of the volcano's interior.
#SeismicSaturdays
The sensors recorded earthquakes around the Bárðarbunga caldera beneath the Vatnajokull glacier, allowing for a greater understanding of the volcano's interior.
#SeismicSaturdays
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This week saw the return our seismometers from the glaciers of Iceland after 5 months of deployment.
The sensors recorded earthquakes around the Bárðarbunga caldera beneath the Vatnajokull glacier, allowing for a greater understanding of the volcano's interior.
#SeismicSaturdays
The sensors recorded earthquakes around the Bárðarbunga caldera beneath the Vatnajokull glacier, allowing for a greater understanding of the volcano's interior.
#SeismicSaturdays
In Dec 2022, after seismicity and uplift in the Fernandina volcano, 7 of our seismometers were deployed to the Galapagos. Seismicity and satellite data demonstrated increased earthquake freq. with surface uplift, consistent with magma movement of shallow events.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
March 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
In Dec 2022, after seismicity and uplift in the Fernandina volcano, 7 of our seismometers were deployed to the Galapagos. Seismicity and satellite data demonstrated increased earthquake freq. with surface uplift, consistent with magma movement of shallow events.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
In 2023, Victoria Park, Leicester hosted BBC Radio 2 in The Park, with several artist taking to the stage, including @kylieminogue.music-social.com.
The dancing of the crowd to Kylie's music was detected by our seismometers, with the crowd's movement matching the songs BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
The dancing of the crowd to Kylie's music was detected by our seismometers, with the crowd's movement matching the songs BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In 2023, Victoria Park, Leicester hosted BBC Radio 2 in The Park, with several artist taking to the stage, including @kylieminogue.music-social.com.
The dancing of the crowd to Kylie's music was detected by our seismometers, with the crowd's movement matching the songs BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
The dancing of the crowd to Kylie's music was detected by our seismometers, with the crowd's movement matching the songs BPM.
#SeismicSaturdays
We have 51 ESPCDs available for loan at SEIS-UK.
These devices are most suitable for shorter period surface wave and body wave studies.
#SeismicSaturdays
These devices are most suitable for shorter period surface wave and body wave studies.
#SeismicSaturdays
February 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We have 51 ESPCDs available for loan at SEIS-UK.
These devices are most suitable for shorter period surface wave and body wave studies.
#SeismicSaturdays
These devices are most suitable for shorter period surface wave and body wave studies.
#SeismicSaturdays
Between March 2020 and March 2022, 7 of our 6TD seismometers were sent to North Yorkshire to monitor landslide processes.
The seismometers were utilised to investigate hydrologically controlled landslides and their microseismic responses.
#SeismicSaturdays
The seismometers were utilised to investigate hydrologically controlled landslides and their microseismic responses.
#SeismicSaturdays
August 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Between March 2020 and March 2022, 7 of our 6TD seismometers were sent to North Yorkshire to monitor landslide processes.
The seismometers were utilised to investigate hydrologically controlled landslides and their microseismic responses.
#SeismicSaturdays
The seismometers were utilised to investigate hydrologically controlled landslides and their microseismic responses.
#SeismicSaturdays
During the 2018-2019 Antarctic summer season, several of our instruments were used to monitor icequakes and the glacial-bed interface. The data demonstrated a more complex interface than originally assumed, allowing for better constraints on ice-dynamics models.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
May 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
During the 2018-2019 Antarctic summer season, several of our instruments were used to monitor icequakes and the glacial-bed interface. The data demonstrated a more complex interface than originally assumed, allowing for better constraints on ice-dynamics models.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
Back in 2012, our geophones were used to measure the vibration levels of trains on different embankment setups. The research discovered that track cuttings generate higher amplitude vibrations compared to raised embankments or at-grade track sections.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
April 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Back in 2012, our geophones were used to measure the vibration levels of trains on different embankment setups. The research discovered that track cuttings generate higher amplitude vibrations compared to raised embankments or at-grade track sections.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
Last Saturday saw the return of the Fake Festival to Leicester Victoria Park.
A full day of tribute bands went to the stage, with the sound and movement of the bands and the crowds being picked up on our seismometers
#SeismicSaturdays
A full day of tribute bands went to the stage, with the sound and movement of the bands and the crowds being picked up on our seismometers
#SeismicSaturdays
August 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Last Saturday saw the return of the Fake Festival to Leicester Victoria Park.
A full day of tribute bands went to the stage, with the sound and movement of the bands and the crowds being picked up on our seismometers
#SeismicSaturdays
A full day of tribute bands went to the stage, with the sound and movement of the bands and the crowds being picked up on our seismometers
#SeismicSaturdays
Between May 2022 and Dec 2023, 35 of our seismometers were deployed across Zambia as part of the CuBES project.
Utilising shear-wave splitting, researchers were able to constrain lithospheric features from the Precambrian to Phanerozoic across the region.
#SeismicSaturdays
Utilising shear-wave splitting, researchers were able to constrain lithospheric features from the Precambrian to Phanerozoic across the region.
#SeismicSaturdays
August 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Between May 2022 and Dec 2023, 35 of our seismometers were deployed across Zambia as part of the CuBES project.
Utilising shear-wave splitting, researchers were able to constrain lithospheric features from the Precambrian to Phanerozoic across the region.
#SeismicSaturdays
Utilising shear-wave splitting, researchers were able to constrain lithospheric features from the Precambrian to Phanerozoic across the region.
#SeismicSaturdays
While our seismometers have been deployed on every continent on Earth, they have also played a role in the deployment of seismometers on Mars. In a Stevenage quarry, our seismometers were used to benchmark those that were launched and deployed on the red planet.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
While our seismometers have been deployed on every continent on Earth, they have also played a role in the deployment of seismometers on Mars. In a Stevenage quarry, our seismometers were used to benchmark those that were launched and deployed on the red planet.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
Back in May 2006, 31 of our 6TD seismometers were deployed across Norway and Sweden. While Sweden's uplift can be explained through crustal thickness, Norway may have required additional flexural strength of the crust or a dynamic response to the Iceland Plume.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
July 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Back in May 2006, 31 of our 6TD seismometers were deployed across Norway and Sweden. While Sweden's uplift can be explained through crustal thickness, Norway may have required additional flexural strength of the crust or a dynamic response to the Iceland Plume.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
Yesterday, a M3.3 #earthquake occurred just off the Lincolnshire coast in the UK.
The earthquake was detected by our seismometers 137 km away in Leicester, with a clear P and S wave peak visible in the signal.
Data from a Raspberry Shake seismometer.
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
The earthquake was detected by our seismometers 137 km away in Leicester, with a clear P and S wave peak visible in the signal.
Data from a Raspberry Shake seismometer.
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
September 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Yesterday, a M3.3 #earthquake occurred just off the Lincolnshire coast in the UK.
The earthquake was detected by our seismometers 137 km away in Leicester, with a clear P and S wave peak visible in the signal.
Data from a Raspberry Shake seismometer.
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
The earthquake was detected by our seismometers 137 km away in Leicester, with a clear P and S wave peak visible in the signal.
Data from a Raspberry Shake seismometer.
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
In 2017, 10 of our seismometers were deployed across the Afar region of Ethiopia. A swarm of ~1000 earthquakes occurred along a ~15 km fault system. Subsequent receiver functions showed crustal thinning from ~38 km to 14 km, as a result of continental breakup.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In 2017, 10 of our seismometers were deployed across the Afar region of Ethiopia. A swarm of ~1000 earthquakes occurred along a ~15 km fault system. Subsequent receiver functions showed crustal thinning from ~38 km to 14 km, as a result of continental breakup.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
In 2010, an increase in seismic activity at the Northern Volcanic Zone in Iceland led to a deployment of our seismometers. The seismicity was located in the mid/lower crust, which was attributed to the flow of dyke intrusions as they moved through the Earth.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
July 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In 2010, an increase in seismic activity at the Northern Volcanic Zone in Iceland led to a deployment of our seismometers. The seismicity was located in the mid/lower crust, which was attributed to the flow of dyke intrusions as they moved through the Earth.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
With a pop, bang, and fizzle, the sound of fireworks can be heard around the UK on #BonfireNight.
The sound of fireworks are also heard by our seismometers in @seis-uk.bsky.social, recording each firework as a short sharp spike in ground motion on the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
The sound of fireworks are also heard by our seismometers in @seis-uk.bsky.social, recording each firework as a short sharp spike in ground motion on the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
With a pop, bang, and fizzle, the sound of fireworks can be heard around the UK on #BonfireNight.
The sound of fireworks are also heard by our seismometers in @seis-uk.bsky.social, recording each firework as a short sharp spike in ground motion on the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
The sound of fireworks are also heard by our seismometers in @seis-uk.bsky.social, recording each firework as a short sharp spike in ground motion on the seismogram.
#SeismicSaturdays
Hello everyone!
Time for another game of 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 - a little game for the community.
Seismometers can pick up all sorts of different sources from near and far, but can you tell what this seismometer has picked up?
Like or comment your guess
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
Time for another game of 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 - a little game for the community.
Seismometers can pick up all sorts of different sources from near and far, but can you tell what this seismometer has picked up?
Like or comment your guess
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
September 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Hello everyone!
Time for another game of 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 - a little game for the community.
Seismometers can pick up all sorts of different sources from near and far, but can you tell what this seismometer has picked up?
Like or comment your guess
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
Time for another game of 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 - a little game for the community.
Seismometers can pick up all sorts of different sources from near and far, but can you tell what this seismometer has picked up?
Like or comment your guess
#SeismicSaturdays #CitizenScience
In 2013, 23 of our seismometers were deployed across Haiti, creating a cross-section across the country, making up a part of the Trans-Haiti array. The aim of the deployment was to investigate the structure of the crust and lithosphere.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
September 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In 2013, 23 of our seismometers were deployed across Haiti, creating a cross-section across the country, making up a part of the Trans-Haiti array. The aim of the deployment was to investigate the structure of the crust and lithosphere.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
On Tuesday, a small M2.2 earthquake occurred just outside Grimsby in Lincolnshire.
The earthquake was detected by a local British Geological Survey seismometer near Market Rasen also in Lincolnshire.
#SeismicSaturdays
The earthquake was detected by a local British Geological Survey seismometer near Market Rasen also in Lincolnshire.
#SeismicSaturdays
August 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On Tuesday, a small M2.2 earthquake occurred just outside Grimsby in Lincolnshire.
The earthquake was detected by a local British Geological Survey seismometer near Market Rasen also in Lincolnshire.
#SeismicSaturdays
The earthquake was detected by a local British Geological Survey seismometer near Market Rasen also in Lincolnshire.
#SeismicSaturdays
Some of our seismometers were use in a joint seismic and MT investigation of fault-fluid processes in the Southern Andes. Fault fluid migration links to a sudden drop of pressure and a reduction in seismic b-value and an increase in seismic magnitude.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
August 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Some of our seismometers were use in a joint seismic and MT investigation of fault-fluid processes in the Southern Andes. Fault fluid migration links to a sudden drop of pressure and a reduction in seismic b-value and an increase in seismic magnitude.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
In a recent paper, data from our seismometers, deployed following the M8.8 Chile Earthquake, was reassessed using modern AI techniques. Additional aftershocks were added to the seismic catalogue, increasing the resolution of structures in the subsurface.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays
August 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In a recent paper, data from our seismometers, deployed following the M8.8 Chile Earthquake, was reassessed using modern AI techniques. Additional aftershocks were added to the seismic catalogue, increasing the resolution of structures in the subsurface.
#SeismicSaturdays
#SeismicSaturdays