SEATTLE — Seahawks crowds at Lumen Field have been well-documented as some of the loudest and earth-shaking out there. But what about Mariners fans at T-Mobile Park?
A device to measure seismic activity was installed Friday at the Mariners’ ballpark. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said the gadget will “record the seismic energy during Game 5.”
The Mariners face a winner-take-all game against the Detroit Tigers Friday as both teams vie to advance to the American League Championship Series.
“Cal Raleigh said he could feel the ground shaking in Game 2, so we came to take a closer look,” the PNSN posted on X. “We want to feel this place rocking!”
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The PNSN is a collaboration between the University of Washington, University of Oregon, and U.S. Geological Survey that aims to “monitor earthquake and volcanic activity across the Pacific Northwest.”
“Beginning in 1969 with five seismometers, the PNSN has grown to more than 600 seismic stations distributed across the region and has become the second largest seismic network in the United States,” the PNSN wrote on its website. “The PNSN is an organization dedicated to reducing the impacts of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the states of Washington and Oregon by providing accurate and fast information about earthquakes and ground motions to scientists, engineers, planners, and the public.”
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The PNSN headquarters are at the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at UW.
A seismometer, like the one installed at T-Mobile Park, records ground motion during earthquakes, according to the USGS.