Installation of dubai seismic network
Dubai Municipality installed the first earthquake monitoring system in UAE since April 2006, which consists of four broadband seismic stations to monitor the local and regional earthquakes which may have an effect on UAE and especially on Dubai Emirate. Figure 1
The earthquake information system provides support to the government organizations, Police and Civil defense in case of any felt earthquake in the region. Ongoing public awareness program for earthquakes and safety instructions is one of the Municipality contributions to the community services to reduce the earthquake hazard. The network is running properly, online data exchange between National Center of Metrology and Seismology of Abu Dhabi, neighboring countries (Oman and Kuwait) and the Global Digital Seismic Network is established which increases the detectability and aperture of the network. Figure 2
