Earthquake precursor measurements employing a network of radon sensors

Earthquakes, as one of the most prominent natural disasters, pose a severe threat to societies in regions near active fault lines. Being able to forecast when, where and how strong an earthquake will be is beyond current scientific capabilities. At present, forecasting methods yield earthquake occurrence probabilities within a specific time frame spanning several years. Measurements of changes of radon concentrations in groundwater have shown pronounced changes preceding imminent earthquakes. The potential in using radon as a precursor for earthquakes has been explored by multiple groups over many years. Radon measurements in soil have shown large variations in activity, partly due to atmospheric influences. The ArtEmis project seeks to offer new insight into the correlation between imminent earthquakes and changes in radon emission from the upper crust by employing novel concepts for measurements and analysis. The paper presents system aspects of the ArtEmis project, a description of the ArtEmis sensor prototype and first results.

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EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2025045
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Earthquake Detection and Analysis
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Abstract

Earthquakes, as one of the most prominent natural disasters, pose a severe threat to societies in regions near active fault lines. Being able to forecast when, where and how strong an earthquake will be is beyond current scientific capabilities. At present, forecasting methods yield earthquake occurrence probabilities within a specific time frame spanning several years. Measurements of changes of radon concentrations in groundwater have shown pronounced changes preceding imminent earthquakes. The potential in using radon as a precursor for earthquakes has been explored by multiple groups over many years. Radon measurements in soil have shown large variations in activity, partly due to atmospheric influences. The ArtEmis project seeks to offer new insight into the correlation between imminent earthquakes and changes in radon emission from the upper crust by employing novel concepts for measurements and analysis. The paper presents system aspects of the ArtEmis project, a description of the ArtEmis sensor prototype and first results.

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & TechnologiesVol. 11
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (DE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR), University of L'Aquila (IT), Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (IT), National Radiation Protection Institute (CZ), Swiss Finance Institute (CH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
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