This morning (17:08utc) we had an EQ alert for an earthquake on the small side (according to the SEISMON EQ Response plot). On the other operator work station, I run with Seismon, SEI_CONF, and SEI channels up on ndscope to monitor EQs; I generally only transition to the EARTHQUAKE state when I see H1 begin to show effects from the EQ (via IMC, ASC, and seismometers).
The earthqake turned out to in fact be a small one with seismicity being elevated from 17:30-18:04utc as seen on the STSs. So I ignored this EQ.
H1 Transitioned to EARTHQUAKE, But By Whom?
At about 17:40utc received call from Eyal S. at LLO via TeamSpeak letting us know that we were still in the EARTHQUAKE state (Thanks for catching this, Eyal!). I checked the SEI_CONF log and it transitioned from WINDY to EARTHQUAKE at 17:12utc. I'm certain I did not transition it, and Cheryl was here, but she did not tell me she transitioned, so I'm going to guess an operator didn't transition. There are plans to automate how we handle earthquakes (see Jim's alog from last Thursday), but I don't think this is in effect yet.
18:09: Since this EQ was negligible & the small seismic waves were long gone, I transitioned H1 back to the WINDY state.
Timeline Summary:
Unless TJ has worked on this in the last couple of days, there is no automatic transition of SEI_CONF.
None of this is automated yet, this was done by a person.