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Magnetic storms had role in earthquake

Journal Article · · 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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