The virtual seismic network operated by the Seismic Monitoring and Research Group at the Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, yesterday detected and rapidly located the blast created by the alleged North Korea H-bomb detonation.
The virtual network receives real-time seismic recorder data from stations all over the globe and automatically computes the location of an earthquake or blast using triggered sensors. The magnitude of the blast was calculated as equivalent to a M5.2 earthquake at 01:30 GMT.
Illustration: The Virtual Network system showing the event location in North Korea
