# Seismic Observations in Bucharest Area with a Raspberry Shake Citizen Science Network
## 1 Introduction
Although primary and secondary school students are the most captivated by the information they receive, the most active participants are high school students and their teachers. We still do not have clear statistics on the number of people who access data from the RS seismometers, but responses to feedback questionnaires following the events and posts on social media networks show that interest is growing. An analysis of global seismic risk data shows that one in three people are exposed to earthquakes [16] and most injuries and deaths in the case of seismic events are caused by damage to or collapse of residential buildings. Citizen involvement in disaster risk reduction activities steadily increases through joint data collection, education/training, and citizen science activities. Schools [17; 18; 19] have a central role in engaging young students and increasing risk awareness and preparation. From now on, Bucharest city is seismically investigated with real data coming not just from the stations belonging to the National Seismic Network, but from the Bucharest Raspberry Shake Seismic Network (BRSSN) as well. Being part of the global Raspberry Shake Citizen Science Network, the access to this data is public and contributes to increasing citizens' knowledge about earthquakes by using the apps developed by Raspberry Shake's manufacturer and participating in actions coordinated by NIEP. The data also complement researchers' information about the internal structure of the Earth beneath the city. NIEP, through its Education, Outreach, and Training team promotes science in general and earthquakes in particular at various events, contributing to increasing the number of citizens interested in earthquakes and seismic risk. This became visible through posts on social networks, with recordings from educational seismometers and through the completion of questionnaires such as _Did you feel it?_ both on the website of NIEP ([[https://infpapi.infp.ro/feedback/30387](https://infpapi.infp.ro/feedback/30387)]([https://infpapi.infp.ro/feedback/30387](https://infpapi.infp.ro/feedback/30387)), accessed on 12 December 2022) and also on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) ([[https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Contribute/testimonies.php?lang=ro&id=1185128](https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Contribute/testimonies.php?lang=ro&id=1185128)]([https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Contribute/testimonies.php?lang=ro&id=1185128](https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Contribute/testimonies.php?lang=ro&id=1185128)), accessed on 12 December 2022). Access to information and knowledge is not restricted only to citizens in Bucharest. The paper presents seismological information from seven RSs from the Bucharest area. At the national level, there are almost 30 such devices and data from any of them can be used by anyone. In this way, future generations of citizens will have a high level of knowledge of seismic risk thanks to the information provided by the citizen science network. Additionally, the investigation on how educational networks can contribute to citizen interest and knowledge focused, in this study, on the Bucharest area can be easily extended to any other city exposed to seismic action.