From: Brad hager Date: 18 Oct 1994 14:47:06 Subject: [SCIGN-0004] Interesting publicity ****************************************************************************** SCIGN Electronic Mail Tue Oct 18 14:47:06 PDT 1994 Message Number 0004 ****************************************************************************** Author: Brad hager Subject: Interesting publicity You might be interested in the article "Japanese earthquake tests disaster warning networks," Nature, 371 (10/13/94), p 549. The jist of the article is that although tsunami warnings were delivered promptly, (albeit with some problems), "Broadcasts of information on the earthquake itself were even less impressive." "Earlier this year, [JMA] added about 150 unmanned stations around the country for measuring the effects of earthquakes. But it has yet to organize this system to issue very fast measurements." So, it looks like the general public (i.e., Nature) is very interested in both obtaining rapid information about ground deformation and pointing out that, if the instruments are installed, rapid response is expected. Brad Hager [Mailed From: Brad Hager ]