The Irish National Seismic Network is a network of six permanent seismic sensors in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, run by

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ( ga, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a statutory independent research institute in Ireland. It was established in 1940 on the initiative of the Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, in Dub ...

and Geological Survey Ireland. Despite Ireland being one of the seismically quietest places on the planet, there is still a measurable amount of seismic activity. Given the size of the network, the smallest earthquakes that can be detected are about 1.0 on the

Richter scale The Richter scale —also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale—is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Francis Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 ...

, which would not be felt by people. Donegal, Wexford and the Irish Sea are the most seismically active parts of Ireland, but the strongest seismic events are in the Atlantic. DIAS hopes to add another sensor about 3 km below the Atlantic to measure seismic events to the west of Ireland. Valentia Observatory is part of the network and is the oldest seismic recording station in Ireland, taking measurements since 1962.

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External links

Irish National Seismic Network home pageLive Seismograms at INSNCatalogue of Local Earthquakes at INSNRecent Earthquakes at INSNEI: Irish National Seismic Network at International Federation of Digital Seismic Networks
Geology of the Republic of Ireland Seismological observatories, organisations and projects Seismic networks Environment of the Republic of Ireland Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies