SMART EARTHQUAKE MONITORING AND WARNING SYSTEM

Earthquake is one of the devastating disasters that leads to heavy loss of life and property. The key factor is to reduce earthquake losses through early detection and warning. The project aims at designing an earthquake monitoring and warning system that is capable of detecting earthquakes as well as warning people to take necessary precautions. To develop a smart earthquake monitoring and warning system that senses tremors and warns users before the actual earthquake hits using a buzzer as well as an instant SMS alert remotely. The system makes use of a PIC16f877A microcontroller, vibration sensor sw-420 GSM module, LCD display, buzzer, etc. The PIC microcontroller constantly keeps monitoring the vibration sensor signals. In case a vibration is detected the sensor sends a signal output which is detected by the microcontroller. The controller now operates the buzzer to sound an alert to the users. Also, the controller communicates with the GSM module to send SMS alerts to the users. So, the system predicts the earthquake vibration earlier and gives a warning to the users to take necessary actions.