DETECTING EARTHQUAKES THROUGH A NETWORK OF GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED SENSORS

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that detects earthquakes through a network of geographically distributed sensors. During operation, the system obtains inputs from sensors in the network of geographically distributed sensors. The system then determines from the obtained inputs whether an earthquake is occurring. During this process, the system associates a weight with each sensor, wherein the weight is correlated with an accuracy of the sensor, and then applies the weight to inputs obtained from the sensor while performing computations to determine whether an earthquake is occurring. If an earthquake is occurring, the system sends a warning to one or more subscribers.