Development of Earthquake Early Warning Dissemination System for Northern India

Rathore, Govind; Kamal, Kamal; Jakka, Ravi S.; Sharma, M. L.; Kumar, Ashok

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“…The EEWS Laboratory indigenously developed the siren units. The design of the UEEWS siren is divided into four main modules [114]. First, the controller board manages the siren's operation and stores various warning sounds.…”

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Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of the Himalayan Environment

Kumar,

Kamal,

Sharma

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The increased seismic activity observed in the Himalayas, coupled with the expanding urbanization of the surrounding areas in northern India, poses significant risks to both human lives and property. Developing an earthquake early warning system in the region could help in alleviating these risks, especially benefiting cities and towns in mountainous and foothill regions close to potential earthquake epicenters. To address this concern, the government and the science and engineering community collaborated to establish the Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System (UEEWS). The government of Uttarakhand successfully launched this full-fledged operational system to the public on 4 August 2021. The UEEWS includes an array of 170 accelerometers installed in the seismogenic areas of the Uttarakhand. Ground motion data from these sensors are transmitted to the central server through the dedicated private telecommunication network 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This system is designed to issue warnings for moderate to high-magnitude earthquakes via a mobile app freely available for smartphone users and by blowing sirens units installed in the buildings earmarked by the government. The UEEWS has successfully issued alerts for light earthquakes that have occurred in the instrumented region and warnings for moderate earthquakes that have triggered in the vicinity of the instrumented area. This paper provides an overview of the design of the UEEWS, details of instrumentation, adaptation of attributes and their relation to earthquake parameters, operational flow of the system, and information about dissemination of warnings to the public.

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Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of the Himalayan Environment

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Kamal,

Sharma

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“…The EEW system laboratory internally produces the sirens. The design of the UEEWS siren can be categorized into four major modules [118]. The initial component is the controller board, responsible for managing the siren and storing different sounds for warning functions.…”

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Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of Himalayan Environment

Kumar,

Kamal,

Sharma

et al. 2024

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High seismic activity in the Himalayas and the increasing urbanization of its surrounding areas in the northern Indian region pose significant threats to both lives and properties. To mitigate the risk of seismic events, an earthquake early warning system can be used in the region. This system would be particularly beneficial to cities and towns in the mountainous and foothill regions that are located near earthquake sources. The government and the science and engineering community have re-sponded to this call by establishing the Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System (UEEWS). The system became fully operational on August 4, 2021, after being launched by the government of Uttarakhand. The UEEWS includes 170 accelerometers in the seismogenic part of the Uttarakhand region of the Himalayas. Ground motion data is transmitted to a central server through a dedicated private telecommunication network 24 hours a day, seven days a week.The system is designed to issue warnings for moderate to high-magnitude earthquakes via a mobile application installed on users' devices and sirens installed in government-owned public buildings. The UEEWS has successfully issued alerts for light earthquakes that occurred in the instrumented region and warnings for moderate earthquakes that occurred in the vicinity of the instrumented area. This paper provides an overview of the design of the UEEWS, details of the instrumentation, adaptation of attributes and their relation to earthquake parameters, the operational flow of the system, and information about the dissemination of warnings

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Development of Earthquake Early Warning Dissemination System for Northern India

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Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of the Himalayan Environment

Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of the Himalayan Environment

Uttarakhand State Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of Himalayan Environment

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