Fiber lines to detect quakes …

Simple Tech is verified and confirmed that it can detect earthquakes in advance.

You might not need an extensive sensor network or a host of volunteers to detect earthquakes in the future — in fact, the lines supplying your internet access might do the trick. Researchers have developed technology that detects seismic activity through jiggling in fiber optic lines.

Laser interrogators watch for disturbances in the fiber and send information about the magnitude and direction of tremors.

The system can not only detect different types of seismic waves and thus determine the seriousness of the threat but spot very minor or localized quakes that might otherwise go unnoticed.