Learning about seismic signatures when the Earth moves: Earthquake risk in Indonesia

Researcher from the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia installs one of the seismic stations close to the proposed site of the new capita. Credit: ITB

Professor Nick Rawlinson is fascinated by the shifting crust of the planet, the jostle of tectonic plates, the rupture of faults and the shaking of the earth.

As a seismologist, he uses instruments that convert vibrations from deep in the earth…