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COVID-19 lockdown effects on the seismic recordings in Central America
Mario Arroyo-Solórzano
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Escuela Centroamericana de Geología y Red Sismológica Nacional,
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Diego Castro-Rojas
Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología,
Meteorología e Hidrología, INSIVUMEH, Ciudad de Guatemala,
Guatemala
Frédérick Massin
ETHZ-SED, Swiss Seismological Service, Zurich, Switzerland
Lepolt Linkimer
Escuela Centroamericana de Geología y Red Sismológica Nacional,
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Ivonne Arroyo
Escuela Centroamericana de Geología y Red Sismológica Nacional,
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Robin Yani
Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología,
Meteorología e Hidrología, INSIVUMEH, Ciudad de Guatemala,
Guatemala
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We present the first seismic noise variation levels during COVID-19 in Central America using 10 seismometers. We study the impact of the seismic noise reduction on the detectability of earthquakes and on the felt reports. Our results show maximum values (~50 % decrease) at seismic stations near airports and densely inhabited cities. The decrease in seismic noise improved earthquake locations and reports. Seismic noise could also be useful to verify compliance with lockdown measures.
We present the first seismic noise variation levels during COVID-19 in Central America using 10...
