Urban seismology has become an active research field in the recent years, both with
seismological objectives, as obtaining better microzonation maps in highly populated areas,
and with engineering objectives, as the monitoring of traffic or the surveying of historical
buildings. We analyze here the seismic records obtained by a broad-band seismic station
installed in the ICTJA-CSIC institute, located near the center of Barcelona city. Although this
station was installed to introduce visitors to earth science during science fairs and other …