AMATEUR seismology equipment in Edinburgh managed to pick up the rumblings of the massive earthquake that struck Tibet yesterday.
The earthquake, measuring a whopping 7.1 on the Richter Scale occurred just under 10,000 miles away from the Scots capital.
The natural disaster in China left at least 95 dead at the time of writing, with widespread devastation and destruction, with the tremor also affecting areas of Nepal, India and Bhutan.
Thousands of first responders raced to the scenes across the region to assist the injured, with rescue efforts ongoing.
Despite the 9,963-mile distance, amateur seismologist David Taylor picked up the rumblings of the quake on his Raspberry Shake seismograph in Auld Reekie.
Raspberry Shake is a company operating out of Panama that designs pieces of professional grade seismology equipment.
The company creates personal seismic and infrasonic sensors utilising Raspberry Pi hardware.
David owns one of the seismic devices and when the earthquake struck Tibet, the Raspberry Shake recorded its rumblings.
David shared images of his Raspberry Shake’s readings with locals after the news of the earthquake was reported, with images from his sensor showing a massive spike in seismic activity around the time of the earthquake.
The scale of the earthquake’s power is demonstrated in the strong readings the Raspberry shake returned even at a distance of over 9,000 miles.
David wrote: “Tibet M 7.1 earthquake 2025 Xizang, China detected easily in Edinburgh on my Raspberry Shake.
“Sorry to hear of the deaths and injuries.”
He shared a link to the United States Geological Survey webpage detailing the data collected from the earthquake alongside his post: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000pi9w/executive
