
Network Densification
Fill the gaps between your broadband stations

Faster Earthquake Detections
Improve the speed and accuracy of automated detection systems

More for Less
Buy 100s of Shakes for the price of a single well-installed broadband station
Multi-Sensor Models
Choose the Raspberry Shake that best suits your professional application. All seismic, infrasonic and seismo-acoustic solutions were developed to create a professional low-cost, high fidelity solution that is easy-to-use, quick to set up, highly portable and ready to be deployed even in remote locations.
Technical Specifications
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Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) compatible |
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Digitizer Dynamic range |
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Timing |
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Seismograph bandwidth | -3dB points at 0.7 and 44 Hz |
Seismograph clip-level |
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MEMS accelerograph bandwidth | DC to 44 Hz |
MEMS clip level |
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Immersion rating | IP10 Home and IP67 All Weather enclosures are available for all models |
Case Studies & Peer Reviewed Literature

Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures
“We compiled a global seismic noise dataset using vertical-component seismic waveform data from 337 broadband and individually operated citizen seismometer stations (24), such as Raspberry Shakes (RS), with a self-noise well below the ground motion generated by anthropogenic noise (25), and flat responses in the target frequency band. “

Take Your Research to the Next Level
Click below to see how scientists like yourself are using Raspberry Shake to enhance their monitoring efforts and complement their research initiatives.
On-Demand RS Data Archive
Raspberry Shake is 100% FDSN compatible and available on demand for researchers from Raspberry Shake’s FDSN Web Service.


Compatible Seismological Software
Raspberry Shake follows FDSN and SEED standards. Data generated by Raspberry Shake products is compatible with every popular software package in seismology, including:
AQMS, Antelope, Earlybird, Earthworm, Geospy, FDSNWS, Hydra, Matlab (GISMO), PQLX, Python (pip, matplotlib, ObsPy), SAC, SeedLink, Seisan, SeisComP, SeisGram2K, Seismic Handler, ShakeMap, SQLX, Swarm, WinSDR
Raspberry Shake is compatible with Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) packages such as SeisComP’s Virtual Seismologist and PRESTo.
We conclude that RS-4Ds are suitable for densifying backbone networks designed for studies of local and regional events.
It is more than a gadget! It can be used to locally densify networks to lower magnitude of completeness, it can be an alternative in regions where the situation does not allow the deployment of scientific grade seismometers, can also help for discriminating quarry blasts etc
It is a fun way to tinker with new technology, but it is also helping move the science forward. Not only the Raspberry Shake detect and visualize earthquakes, but having citizen scientists share their Raspberry Shake data increases Oklahoma’s seismic network coverage, and allows to detect more earthquakes more accurately. It is a win-win situation for everyone involved.
When I received research funding to go to Antarctica to study ice flow and sediment transfer I didn’t think twice about taking a RaspberryShake (or three!) with me. The plug-and-play but programmable nature of the RaspberryShake is perfect for my research – allowing me to modify each unit over and over again for different research agendas (like year-round monitoring of rockfalls, or short-term monitoring of ice quakes). The lightweight, portable design is easy to pop in my hold luggage, and field deployment is very straight forward – I just have to plug a battery into the RaspberryShake and cover the whole system up with a weather-proof case. The team at RaspberryShake are always on hand to help with programming and data processing. I would certainly recommend the RasberryShake to a wide variety of researchers and I will definitely take a RaspberryShake with me on my next field campaign.
Frequently Asked Questions
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