Helping the world manage seismic risk

Canterbury Seismic provides advanced earthquake monitoring solutions including Sentinel™ that help protect buildings, infrastructure, and the people who depend on them.

Make better decisions with trusted data.

Accurate data. Swift decisions. Lasting resilience.

Canterbury Seismic delivers earthquake response solutions grounded in one philosophy:
when seismic events strike, you need trusted data to make confident decisions
that protect both people and assets.

We provide this through two core offerings—advanced seismic instrumentation and Sentinel™, our intelligent building response service.

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SEISMIC & VIBRATION MONITORING 

Strong Motion MEMS  Accelerographs


Our EQResponder range offers professional and industrial grade accelerographs for real-time ground motion and structural health monitoring.
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With over twenty years of committed R&D, our products are in use by some of the world's leading seismic research institutions

Our EQResponder range contains different options to provide the right-sized sensor system for your application

Our accelerographs have been engineered to deploy as either a standalone station or within a synchronised structural array

Our EQResponder range supports integrating weather station, LVDT, and more instruments data into your structural array

Our EQResponder accelerographs achieve performance comparable to that of traditional force-balanced accelerometers at a fraction of the cost

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EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE
& RESILIENCE AS A SERVICE


Building occupancy post-earthquake


Our Sentinel™ service provides instant alerts comparing shaking measured at your building against your building's design tolerance, enabling timely, data-driven, stay-or-evacuate decisions.

Minimise downtime and give first responders confidence to manage the situation themselves or escalate

The exact shaking measured at your building compared to the building code

Know immediately if your building can be occupied or inspection should be escalated to experts

We translate the impacts into a simple to understand traffic light system, that can be actioned by anyone

Our sensors have been developed and thoroughly tested in Aotearoa New Zealand's natural earthquake laboratory for 20+ years

 

Global leaders inSensor solutions & data services

View our range of sensors and services 

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Strong motion accelerographs

Are you offering advanced data processing services, for structural health monitoring (SHM) or earthquake response? Check our sensors with targeted design to meet your needs...

Client Story

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Christchurch Civic Offices 

Maintaining operational up-time and staff confidence in a high-stress environment with Canterbury Seismic sensors... read more here...

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Post-earthquake decision support  

Sentinel, your best investment in protection for your building and occupants. An earthquake response plan (ERP) based on measured data, comparing your building tolerance with shaking measured at the building...

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PMG Buildings

Recognising that protecting people and supporting business continuity matters in the shaky isles of Aotearoa New Zealand...  read more here...

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Common operating picture (COP)

Instant wide-area visibility to immediately direct response across your distributed portfolio, asset, or response jurisdiction. Compare shaking, location-by-location and respond where you're needed first...

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Wellington City Council

Sentinel chosen by Wellington City Council to drive real-time, location-specific earthquake response solutions...  read more here...

Engineered in New Zealand, our Internet native integrated MEMS sensing and cloud analytics provide continuous, event-driven structural health intelligence for critical assets

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Trusted

Equipment supplier to New Zealand and international science and engineering projects. We're well known in the industry.

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Experienced

More than two decades pioneering with sensors and sustaining business through the devastating & deadly Canterbury 2011+ earthquakes sequence.

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Independent

New Zealand owned and operated by a team dedicated to the integrity of your data. Accept no risk of compromise to sensitive elements of your project.

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Flexible

Tailoring delivery of sensors and services to your budget requirements and technology needs are all part of the Canterbury Seismic experience.

Our sensors are installed in a range of projects throughout the world

 
DWELLINGS   |  MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS   |   DAMS   |   BRIDGES   |   AIRPORTS   |   CONSTRUCTION SITES   |   PORTS    |  MINES   |   STADIUMS   |  CAMPUSES   |   HOSPITALS


Our sensors can and have been installed everywhere.

Sectors we serve globally


Local & central government

Infrastructure

 


Engineers

 


Building owners & managers

Tenants

 


First responders

 

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Worldwide customers and partners

Sensors deployed

Buildings monitored

People protected

Contact us to explore solutions for your needs