Fiber optic lines can double as earthquake detectors - Laser interrogators watch for disturbances in the fiber and send information about the magnitude and direction of tremors. The system also spots very minor or localized quakes that might otherwise go unnoticed.

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Submitted October 22, 2017 at 10:56AM by AdamCannon http://ift.tt/2yA12ft