Ground vibrations caused by traffic and industrial work halved globally during the coronavirus lockdown, a new study shows. Seismic noise refers to vibrations in the ground, caused by traffic or heavy machinery and natural phenomena such as earthquakes and adverse weather. Scroll down for videosLocations of the 268 global seismic stations with usable data. A seismograph, or seismometer, is an instrument used to detect and record seismic noise such as from earthquakes. Dr Lecocq and colleagues looked at seismic data from a global network of 268 seismic stations in 117 countries.

Source: Daily Mail July 23, 2020 18:02 UTC