Earthquake Alarm

A PHYSICS
INVESTIGATORY
PROJECT
INTRODUCTION
There are lots of natural calamities we are facing throughout the
year. Some of them are floods, hurricanes, earthquakes,
tsunamis, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, etc. Well today we are
discussing about earthquake and also learning to make
earthquake detector.
As a student we must learn about earthquake, how it occurs and

protection.
Earthquake :
Earthquake is a natural disaster in which earth shakes. This

cause mass destruction as its magnitude. Earthquake is
measured via special typed of device known as seismograph.
Causes of Earthquake :
There are four types of earthquake according to its formation.

Some time tectonic plates inside earth are displaced that occurs
vacuum due to which some part of earth falls that cause earth
quake. When there is volcanic eruption that brings shaking of
earth. Some time collapsing of two different big bodies
alsocauses quack. Now a day we have developed different big
explosives like nuclear bomb. The explosion of such explosive
may also introduce earthquake.
Effects of earthquake :
When earthquake occurs then normally this brings many natural

calamities. When this comes near human settlement then this
may take humans life. There are lots of human loses due to
earthquake. Some time it may introduce other disaster such as
landslide, tsunami that may also disrupt human life.
Earthquake Alarm:
Earthquake detector or an earthquake alarm is a device that
senses earthquake and alerts people so that they can move for
safety. We can find a lot of earthquake detectors in the market.
Some smart phone apps are also exists. But it would be best if it
is made at our house or at school.
This detector helps to alert us from earthquake so that we can

make plan for future. Many times this alarm can be life saver
too. With simple materials and science concept we can easily
make this cool alarm. This earthquake detector also can be great
science project that can be demonstrated at science fairs.
Materials Required for Earthquake alarm
 One cardboard with length 15cm and breadth of 11cm.
 Two cardboard’s with length of 15cm and breadth of 2cm.
 Four cardboard’s with 107cm length and breadth of 2cm.
 Two cardboard’s with length of 3cm and breadth of 2cm.
 And lastly one cardboard having length 4cm and breadth of

2cm.
 9 volt battery or a 1.5 volt battery or an adapter (for main

power).
 Three small metal nuts or a stone or metal balls or marbles.
 Buzzer
 LED, a switch and a wire connector that has hole.
 Hot melting glue, color paper, knife, metal scale, etc.

PROCEDURE
 First of all cut all the cardboard as above measurements.
For this we have used a diy mat, a metal scale and X-ACTO
knife.
 With the help of hot melting glue we have glued the base
of earthquake detector.
 As base is ready now make two towers. One small where

we fix buzzer and other higher.
 Now arrange the wire as in below video. We make a small

hole at the higher tower. Where we pass naked wire. At the
end of this wire we have fixed three small metal nut. This
makes wire vertically inclined. At the middle of this wire we
put a metal hook having circular space at the middle. (Note
when the wire touches this hook circuit is completed that
cause ringing of buzzer and light will glow concurrently.)
 We fixed a 9 volt battery one end of base which is connects

to battery connector. One end of battery connector is
connected to higher tower. and next is connected to
switch, buzzer, led and finally to the hook.
 Now when the switch is on and if wire touches the round

hook then circuit is completed and buzzer is ring with
glowing of led.
 Note (My friend there is things to understand i.e, led and
buzzer are a diode. Which means that they pass current in
only one direction.) We have to take in mind that current
must be flow as rated or indexed.
ADVANTAGES
Earthquakes strike without much warning. It may harm badly
designed & constructed buildings killing its inhabitants
The device which you are developing an earthquake detector

help you wake up and alert the moment of the quake and move
towards the safer side.
The Quake Alarm can eliminate confusion, save valuable

seconds and provide peace of mind.
This device was said to be very accurate and would detect

earthquakes from far and would not rely on shaking or
movement in a location.
DISADVANTAGES
Timing
The window of time from the announcement
of an Earthquake Early Warning until the
arrival of the main tremors is very short, i.e. a
matter of seconds (or between several
seconds and a few tens of seconds).
In areas that are close to the focus of the earthquake, the
warning may not be transmitted before strong tremors hit.
False alarms
When using data from only one
seismograph, false Earthquake Early
Warnings may occur as a result of noise from
accidents, lightning or device failure.
Magnitude estimation
There are limits to the accuracy of
estimating magnitude, especially for
large earthquakes.
It is difficult to separate earthquakes
and provide accurate warnings when
multiple earthquakes occur almost
simultaneously or in close proximity to
each other.
Seismic intensity estimation

There are limits to the accuracy of estimating
seismic intensity by statistical attenuation
formula, as well as limits to the prediction of
land surface
amplification.
CONCLUSION
Earthquake detector basically helps to alarm human beings from
an upcoming earthquake so that we can take some
precautionary action to prevent both human lives and extensive
damage to property.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
www.jma.go.jp
www.howtofunda.com
www.schoolscienceexperiments.com
www.youtube.com

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A PHYSICS

As a student we must learn about earthquake, how it occurs and

Earthquake is a natural disaster in which earth shakes. This

There are four types of earthquake according to its formation.

When earthquake occurs then normally this brings many natural

This detector helps to alert us from earthquake so that we can

 Two cardboard’s with length of 15cm and breadth of 2cm.

 Four cardboard’s with 107cm length and breadth of 2cm.

 Two cardboard’s with length of 3cm and breadth of 2cm.

 And lastly one cardboard having length 4cm and breadth of

 9 volt battery or a 1.5 volt battery or an adapter (for main

 Three small metal nuts or a stone or metal balls or marbles.

 LED, a switch and a wire connector that has hole.

 Hot melting glue, color paper, knife, metal scale, etc.

 As base is ready now make two towers. One small where

 Now arrange the wire as in below video. We make a small

 We fixed a 9 volt battery one end of base which is connects

 Now when the switch is on and if wire touches the round

The device which you are developing an earthquake detector

The Quake Alarm can eliminate confusion, save valuable

This device was said to be very accurate and would detect

Seismic intensity estimation

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