Current Status of a Near-Real Time High Rate (1Hz) GPS Processing applied to a Network located in Spain and surrounding for Quick Earthquake Magnitude Determination

We are using this approach to get quick assessments of earthquakes’ magnitudes. Data files with 1 Hz data sample, of Continuous GPS (CGPS) networks, located in Spain and surrounding, are analyzed with Bernese 5.0 software. Relative movements are computed to detect horizontal, but also vertical, surface’s deformations due to large magnitude earthquakes. Accuracy is expected at millimetres level. Moreover, CGPS 1 Hz data is less sensitive to noise contamination than seismic data (Larson et al, 2003).