{"675125":{"#nid":"675125","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Scientists search for answers on earthquakes near Lake Lanier, place new sensors below ground","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA series of four earthquakes in a week around Lake Lanier have had residents wondering two questions -- why are they happening, and when will they stop?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, researchers from several Georgia universities began placing special earthquake sensors below ground. The seismic nodes will sit about one foot deep and will be placed in several locations surrounding the epicenters. The first seismic sensor was installed at Sugar Hill Elementary School in Gwinnett County. R. Scott Harris, University of Georgia adjunct researcher and STEM educator with Gwinnett County Public Schools, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/peng-dr-zhigang\u0022\u003EZhigang Peng\u003C\/a\u003E, dug through the Georgia Clay to reach the right depth and placed the sensor and battery system below ground, to be later retrieved later this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There are probably many smaller ones that are happening right now as we speak, but it\u0027s always hard to tell when it\u0027s going to stop. That\u0027s the Million-Dollar question. That\u0027s what we\u0027re trying to figure out,\u0022 Dr. Peng explained.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA series of four earthquakes in a week around Lake Lanier have had residents wondering two questions -- why are they happening, and when will they stop?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Friday, researchers from several Georgia universities began placing special earthquake sensors below ground. The seismic nodes will sit about one foot deep and will be placed in several locations surrounding the epicenters. The first seismic sensor was installed at Sugar Hill Elementary School in Gwinnett County. R. Scott Harris, University of Georgia adjunct researcher and STEM educator with Gwinnett County Public Schools, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/peng-dr-zhigang\u0022\u003EZhigang Peng\u003C\/a\u003E, dug through the Georgia Clay to reach the right depth and placed the sensor and battery system below ground, to be later retrieved later this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There are probably many smaller ones that are happening right now as we speak, but it\u0027s always hard to tell when it\u0027s going to stop. That\u0027s the Million-Dollar question. That\u0027s what we\u0027re trying to figure out,\u0022 Dr. Peng explained.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2024-06-17 16:41:03","changed_gmt":"2024-06-18 13:07:15","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"11 Alive","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/tech\/science\/scientists-seek-answers-recent-lake-lanier-earthquakes-place-sensors-below-ground\/85-4380a219-0d55-4945-abe1-233a557b37e8","dateline":{"date":"2024-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"5770","name":"Earthquake"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}