Seismic monitoring of urban activity in Barcelona during the COVID-19 lockdown

Diaz, Jordi; Ruiz, Mario; Jara, José-Antonio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-725-2021

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-725-2021

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Social seismology – the effect of COVID-19 lockdown measures...

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-725-2021

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Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

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26 Mar 2021

Research article |

| 26 Mar 2021

Seismic monitoring of urban activity in Barcelona during the COVID-19 lockdown

Jordi Diaz, Mario Ruiz, and José-Antonio Jara

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RC1: 'Referee Comment on "Seismic monitoring of urban activity in Barcelona during COVID-19 lockdown"', Andrea Cannata, 08 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jordi Diaz, 03 Feb 2021
RC2: 'Review of Diaz et al. 2020', Koen Van Noten, 25 Jan 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Jordi Diaz, 03 Feb 2021

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AR by Jordi Diaz on behalf of the Authors (03 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (10 Feb 2021) by Koen Van Noten

ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2021) by Tarje Nissen-Meyer (Executive editor)

AR by Jordi Diaz on behalf of the Authors (18 Feb 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the city of Barcelona was covered by a network of 19 seismometers. The results confirm that the quieting of human activity during lockdown has resulted in a reduction of seismic vibrations. The different lockdown phases in Barcelona are recognized consistently at most of the seismic stations. Our contribution demonstrates that seismic noise can be used as a free and reliable tool to monitor human activity in urban environments.