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University of Tennessee-Chattanooga: Seismometer on Campus Detects Tiny Vibrations in Earth, Even From Hurricane Dorian
September 19, 2019
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release:

When North Korea fired off its nuclear missile test on Sept. 3, Jon Mies could pinpoint the exact moment the launches took place.

How? An earthquake-detecting seismometer on the UTC campus picked up vibration, which showed up as a spike on the machine's readings.

"It was small, tiny. I had to look pretty hard for it. But sur . . .

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