1. Earthquake monitoring system and Information products
Md. Rubyet Kabir
Meteorologist

2. 1.Earthquake monitoring
Bangladesh Meteorological Department is the only responsible organization in our country for monitoring earthquake and Tsunami. First seismological observatory of the country having been set up by the department at Chittagong in The operational task of the department is to quickly estimate the earthquake source parameters immediately on occurrence of an earthquake and disseminate the information to all the user agencies as soon as possible.
This Presentation indicates the status of seismic monitoring, early warning communication systems and the data processing system of BMD.

3. Earthquake Monitoring
How Bangladesh Meteorological Department monitors earthquakes?
Recording earthquakes
real-time
24 hours a day
seven days a week
Determining the location of an earthquake
Manually by Using EDSP software

4. Diagram of Seismic Communication Network of BMD

7. Type of Seismic Equipments
Short period seismometer
Broad band Seismometer
Accelerometer
Borehole Seismometer

8. BMD Bulletins Dissemination Mechanism

9. Requirements
Installation of Dhaka Seismic array with automatic and interactive analyzing system.
Tsunami monitoring and watch/warning system
Earthquake location and processing procedures.
Seismic hazard for Bangladesh
Calculation of crustal movement using GPS data
Transfer of software
Human capacity developments of professionals
Training in seismic observatory practice
Training courses.
Multi-lateral collaborations regarding earthquake and tsunami.

10. Thank You