http://qcn.stanford.edu/downloads/
"Welcome to the Quake-Catcher Network
The Quake-Catcher Network is a collaborative initiative for developing the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to internet-connected computers.
With your help, the Quake-Catcher Network can provide better understanding of earthquakes, give early warning to schools, emergency response systems, and others. The Quake-Catcher Network also provides educational software designed to help teach about earthquakes and earthquake hazards."
Ermittelt werden die Erdbeben über die Beschleunigungssensoren in Festplatten (es müssen mehrere gleichzeitig anschlagen um lokale Erschütterungen auszuschliessen) oder zusätzliche Detektoren, die man an den PC anschliessen kann.