<p>Accelerometers have already been used for acquiring seismic data in a lot of studies: see <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679216/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this review</a>, and references therein.</p>

<p>As for the code part, there is a Python framework for seismology: <a href="https://github.com/obspy/obspy/wiki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ObsPy</a>.</p>

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2019-10-25T09:44:21.233Z
2019-10-25T09:44:21.233Z
Jean-Marie Prival
<p>I am doing a capstone project for a sensor systems course and I would like to write  a python program to acquire, process and present seismic data like that of seismic surveys. Is it possible using just an Arduino and an accelerometer? </p>

<p>I have access to the following accelerometer:  </p>

<p>SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - MMA8452Q </p>

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2019-10-25T01:55:49.420Z
If you don't get an answer here try SE Engineering.
Fred
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See also https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9822/using-accelerometer-as-a-seismograph and https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/q/4681/70
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Using an accelerometer as a geophone to conduct a seismic survey
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# Using an accelerometer as a geophone to conduct a seismic survey

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-25)

I am doing a capstone project for a sensor systems course and I would like to write a python program to acquire, process and present seismic data like that of seismic surveys. Is it possible using just an Arduino and an accelerometer?

I have access to the following accelerometer:

SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - MMA8452Q

**Tags:** seismology, seismic

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you don't get an answer here try SE Engineering.  
> **username_2**: See also https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9822/using-accelerometer-as-a-seismograph and https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/q/4681/70  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-10-25. Score: 1

Accelerometers have already been used for acquiring seismic data in a lot of studies: see [this review](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679216/), and references therein.

As for the code part, there is a Python framework for seismology: [ObsPy](https://github.com/obspy/obspy/wiki).


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