Patent ID: 11885921
Assignee: RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus for analyzing a seismic source, the apparatus comprising:
an array of sensors configured to detect waveform data; and
at least one computer processor configured to identify an arrival of a first arriving S-wave emitted from the seismic source at the array of sensors in real-time, by:
continuously analyzing waveforms received by the sensors,
continuously monitoring back-azimuth and slowness data within the waveforms,
identifying an arrival of a first arriving P-wave of the waveforms based upon the back azimuth and slowness data,
based upon the monitored slowness of the identified first arriving P-wave, identifying the arrival of the first arriving S-wave at the array of sensors,
calculating an epicentral distance of the seismic source with respect to the array of sensors, based upon a time difference between the arrival of the first arriving S-wave and the arrival of the first arriving P-wave,
locating an epicenter of the seismic source based on the epicentral distance and the back-azimuth of the first arriving P-wave, and
generating a warning regarding an earthquake based on the detected located epicenter of the seismic source.