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Earthquake Early Warning System by IOT Using

Wireless Sensor Networks
SHYAM JOSEPH A1, ARUNKUMAR A2, JAYASUDHAKAR J 3, MANIKANDAN P S 4
1
Assistant Professor, Dept of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering
College, Coimbatore.
2,3,4
Dept of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore.

Abstract— The Wireless device network (WSN) is spatially warned earlier in few minutes or seconds before. The
distributed sensors in associate autonomous manner to wireless sensor network is the network where the
observe physical environmental conditions. The Internet of sensors are spatially distributed to monitor the
things (IOT) is the network of computed physical objects physical and environment conditions normally.WSN
which enables these things to connect, collect and is used in many fields due to its low cost, easy
exchange data. In this paper, we have a tendency to maintenance and robustness. The wireless sensor
propose Associate in Nursing earthquake early warning
network is connection of several sensors that are
system by means that of Associate in Nursing IOT in WSN.
connected to each other to perform the same
The sensors ar placed within the surface of the planet.
functionality to monitor the environment scenario.
When associate earthquake happens, each compression P
wave and transversal S wave radiates outward the
The term “IOT” is commonly abbreviated as
geographical point of the planet. The P wave, that travels
“INTERNET OF THINGS” The IOT is a said to be of
quickest, journeys the sensors, placed in the landscape. It
computing concept that describes a future where every
causes early alert signals to be transfer ahead, giving
day and everywhere physical objects will be connected
humans and automatic electronic system a warning to
require precautional actions. So that before the harm
to the internet and can be able to identify themselves
begins with the arrival of the slower however stronger S to other devices. IOT is the technique or network used
waves, the general public ar warned earlier. Thus, early in this paper to send the accurate alert message to the
alert message is received by the individuals in terms of public with more accuracy. The IOT is the network it
location, time and other parameters. Eventually, several of connects the internet connected objects to form a
the human lives are often saved. The software used here is network and hence the alert massage is send to the
Arduino where the three-angle axis of the sensor can be public is more accurate way by IOT.
sensed and detected when the sensors are interfaced with
this software. II. METHODOLOGY

Indexed Terms— Earthquake, Wireless Sensor Network, The main purpose of this paper is to detect the
IOT, Warning signal. earthquake and to alert the public earlier. It can be
done by sending warning message by means of IOT,
I. INTRODUCTION the more accurate and smart way for transferring
message to the public. Thereby the smart phones are
Earthquake is commonly said to be a natural disaster
hinted with the alert message by IOT and thus the
which is also known as tremor or temblor. The sudden
human are aware. Fig. 1 shows the various blocks in
shake in the surface of the earth, which shutters down
transmitter.
the buildings and kills thousands of human lives.
Thereby by predicting the surfaces shake earlier by The following are the components for designing,
means of sensors that may warn public earlier. By the
speculation that the S waves area unit the primary • Vibration sensors
attack wave from the surface so the P waves attack the • Accelerometer
surface latter that brings the strongest shake then the S
wave. Hence the public is • Arduino

• Node MCU

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• GSM Module the transmitter side of the paper is determined. The

next is about the Arduino UNO is designed or
• LCD display
programmed in such a way that the alert signal is
The public who are free from smart phones can also transferred to the public until the ground wave hits
be warned by GSM module technique, where the alert certain magnitude level. For example, the Arduino is
message to send to the nearby base station and from programmed to be 2 magnitudes, thus the waves which
there the authorized numbers can be alerted. The is with 2 magnitudes and above then only the warning
earthquake early warning systems monitors to alert the signal is delivered to the public. These are the process
human and devices when the shaking waves that are that is done in the transmitter side. Well, then the
generated by the earthquake are expected to arrive the communication technique has to be followed to
respected location .Even a few seconds or minutes of deliver the earlier warning signal from the
early warning may allow the people to take actions to microcontroller to the PC where it acts as an IOT.
protect their lives and move to safer positions. The communication technique used is the Node
MCU, where the sensors that are randomly distributed
in the ground senses and microcontroller decides and
sends the alert signal by the IOT. Normally, the Node
MCU is preferred due to the low power consumption,
Accelerometer smaller in size, easier to interface.
NodeMCU

Eventually by means of an IOT, the warning or alert

message is passed to the public in more effective way
Arduino
User to the smart phone. Even another way to those who are
not using smart phones then by using the GSM module
the alert message can be sent to the nearby base station
Earthquake and from there the early alert signal of earthquake is to
wave Gsm Module the authorized numbers and thus they are warned
Vibration Sensor
earlier. We will set the threshold value for the
Accelerometer of the y axis and the vibration sensor in
Hz. That value will always display in LED Display.
When the Earthquake occurs, the value will cross the
Alert Message threshold value it indicates “Earthquake Occurred”
and the buzzer also ON.
Figure 2.1 Block Diagram of the Proposed System
IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
III. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
For the detection of the earth waves it is done by the
The overall circuit of the proposed system is shown in sensors where as the data that the sensor senses is sent
figure 2.1 The vibration sensors are designed to to the user’s knowledge by using the database, where
measure the acceleration of the physical object. In this the sensor sensed values are connected to the database
paper this sensor helps in detecting the earth ground by the Node MCU and it is Stored in ThingSpeak
shakes. Thus the sensors sense the P wave first which account. More over the IOT environment where the
initially attacks the surface and then after few seconds alert signal is sent can be achieved by this software;
or minutes, the S wave latter hits the surface. Hereby thereby the IOT is instrumented by this software. Here
sensors sensing the P wave earlier send the alert in this result section, earth waves are sensed and
message earlier to the public immediately. Thus the transfer the data to the database where the users are
accelerometer does it works by sensing the ground aware of the wave’s condition. The remaining output
shakes and sending the alert signal to the is that the alert message is delivered to the public by
microcontroller where decision is taken according to SMTP where by mail the warning can be sent to the
the programmed feature Thus the major initial part in public by means of IOT. For the people those who are

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out of smart phones can also get the warning message The proposed early earthquake warning system by
by the GSM module. The detailed explanation is that using the smart way for transferring the alert signal to
the sensors detect the earth shakes and then the alert smart phones is accomplished by the trending buzz
signal is passed to the nearby base station. From the term IOT. The hardware portion plays the role of
base station to the authorized numbers the warning detecting and reading the signal successfully. Thereby
signal can be passed to the public. the software portion is to deliver the alert signal to the
human which is done by the trending and most reliable
term IOT. The Arduino program helps greatly to
interface the hardware kit and to control and monitor
the reading by this software. Thus each sensors
connected to the others are ended up connected to the
gateway where it is interfaced to the Arduino Program.
The platform is created in such a way that the sensor
reading is monitored in terms of numerical and
graphical representation. And the earth vibrated
reading values can be viewed in the database which
the software does for the reference of the user. It
creates a platform to provide a link between the IOT
cloud and the warning signal. Thus the Arduino
Figure 4.1 Graphical representation of output. Program helps to achieve the early warning signal
reaches the public. Eventually for the non-smart
phones users by GSM module the alert messages can
be reached.

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