Patent ID: 6870482

Claim:
A system for predicting earthquakes comprising: a first transducer array comprising: a first plurality of seismometers adapted to detect a plurality of wave movements resulting from dilation of the crust of the Earth prior to an earthquake, wherein said first plurality of seismometers detect said wave movements and convert at least one of said wave movements into a first voltage; at least one first clock, wherein said at least one first clock is in communication with at least one of said first plurality of seismometers and is adapted to determine a time at which at least one of said first plurality of seismometers detects said wave movements; and at least one first digitizer, wherein said at least one first digitizer is in communication with at least one of said first plurality of seismometers and is adapted to convert said first voltage into digital data, wherein said at least one first digitizer comprises a first data transmitter; a communications interface module; and a data processor, wherein said first data transmitter transmits said digital data and said time to said communications interface module, and said communications module transmits said digital data and said time to said data processor, wherein said data processor is adapted to determine at least one characteristic of at least one of said waves, and said first transducer array is positioned adjacent to a seismically active region and at least about 3 meters below the surface of the crust of the Earth.