# Seismologists are also calling the period of lockdown The Great Seismic Quiet Period

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seismologists-are-also-calling-the-period-of-lockdown-the-great-seismic-quiet-period/920728 "2020-09-15T21:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seismologists-are-also-calling-the-period-of-lockdown-the-great-seismic-quiet-period/920728/1 "2020-09-15T21:58:47Z")

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Bit of a MPSIMS this but I’ve been reading about how the reduction of human activity during the worst of the COVID crisis has affected seismology. I found it interesting so here it is:

[https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6509/1338](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6509/1338)