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Earling short-term seismic risk models vs traditioinal earthquake early warning systems

Business Overview 

The short-term seismic risk models developed for Japan have the potential to greatly improve the government, business, and individual responses to major earthquakes. By issuing alerts a few days in advance, instead of just seconds, these models provide valuable extra time for people to prepare for an impending earthquake.

How M6.4 Dec 20 2022 Earthquake Affected the Utility Sector

Fig.1 - Some of the companies that affected by the M6.4 Dec 20, 2022, earthquake - number of affected power plants by companies

Earling Severe Ground Condition models detected unusual patterns and marked mid-December 2022 as a risky time window a few days before the M6.4 earthquake hit the region on Dec 20, 2022. Based on our data and dashboards, more than 1,350 power plants, which were producing 58 Gigawatts of electricity, affected in 98 companies by 20 PGV to 1 PGV cm/s in 186 miles separated from the epicenter of the earthquake.