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bill99

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Hello

1.
Can an iPhone be used to reliably detect/report seismic waves (with the built-in sensors of the mobile)?


2.
Does it make a difference which iPhone?


Thank's in advance!
 

Helmsley

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bill99

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Have a read of this article;

Thanks a lot Helmsley for that amazing article/link!

[part of that article:]
->There are some limitations: the iPhone accelerometers aren’t as sensitive to weak vibrations, so during the tests,
->they were only able to record movements that correspond to earthquakes that would register as magnitude 5 or
->higher
.
That's also my experience. Unfortunately....
 

bill99

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Aug 16, 2019
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This interesting article was published in 2013. Are the iPhone accelerometers of 2024 more sensitive?

Thank you!
 
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