Ukuzamazama komhlaba kungenye yezinhlekelele zemvelo ezinkulu ezidala ukufa kwabantu abaningi. Ngeshwa, lolu hlobo lwesimo ngokuvamile azibikezelwa kusengaphambili ukuze indawo ezothinteka isuswe ngokushesha. Ukuzama ukunweba, ngenye indlela, ukwandisa inani lama-seismographs asiza ukubikezela lezi zinhlobo zezinhlekelele, iStanford University ithuthukise izinzwa ezihlanganiswe namanethiwekhi e-fiber optic ukuze inethiwekhi ebanzi yama-seismographs kuzo zonke lezo zindawo lapho kutholakala khona i-fiber optics , ukwazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphakathi komhlaba.
Ama-rigs ka-oyela asebenzisa uhlelo olufanayo ukuthola noma yiluphi uhlobo lokudlidliza olungathinti hhayi kuphela umthombo abawumbayo kepha ubuqotho besikhulumi sonke. Ngokwemvelo, i-fiber optics iyazwela kakhulu ekudlidlizeleni, ngakho-ke noma ikuphi ukwehluka esimweni sayo noma ukudlidlizela kubangela ukuhluka okungaqoshwa ukuthola ukuthi bekuyini isizathu esiphazamise noma esiphazamise isignali futhi sizama ukuxazulula inkinga.
NgoSepthemba 2016, iStanford University yafaka i-fiber optic network yamakhilomitha acishe abe ma-5, yona efake izinzwa ezikwazi ukuthola noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuhamba, noma ngabe zincane kangakanani. Kusukela lapho, ngokusho kweNyuvesi, kufakazelwe ukuthi kuyindlela engaphezu kokusebenza kahle Lapho kuhunyushwa noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuhamba komhlaba, empeleni kuze kube manje, likwazile ukuqopha imicimbi eyahlukene engama-800. Eqinisweni, lesi silingo sikwazile ukuthola ukuzamazama komhlaba okungu-8,2-magnitude okuhlasele iMexico ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, yize behlukaniswe ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-3.000 XNUMX, kepha-ke, bekuphuze kakhulu ukuthi kunganikezwa isignali ye-alamu.