Magnetic storms had role in earthquake
Journal Article
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· Electrical World; (United States)
OSTI ID:5249188
Scientists from Stanford University say that prior to the San Francisco earthquake on Oct 17, university instruments recorded exceptional changes in Earth's magnetic field. They suggest that solar-triggered magnetic storms may have played a role in the quake. The Stanford University magnetometer, which is positioned near Corralitos, about four miles from the epicenter of the quake, monitors ultra-low-frequency (ULF) variations - between 0.01 and 10 Hz - in the Earth's magnetic field. Ordinarily, these variations result from, among other things, solar magnetic storms high in the atmosphere.Solar magnetic storms have also been proven to cause power system outages.
- OSTI ID:
- 5249188
- Journal Information:
- Electrical World; (United States), Journal Name: Electrical World; (United States) Vol. 204:2; ISSN ELWOA; ISSN 0013-4457
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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