Seismic monitoring network based on MEMS sensors

This paper provides a brief introduction to the application of the sensor monitoring network of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) to Zhejiang province. In the Wenzhou Shanxi reservoir and other areas, MEMS and traditional intensity-monitoring instruments have been deployed with complementary functions to implement hybrid networking. The low-cost MEMS network can continuously monitor areas at high risk of earthquakes at a high resolution. Moreover, it can quickly collect the parameters of earthquakes and records of the near-field acceleration of strong earthquakes. It can be also used to rapidly generate earthquake intensity reports and provide early warning of earthquakes. We used the MEMS sensors for the first time in 2016, and it has helped promote the development and application of seismic intensity instruments since then.