Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth’s upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems we rely on. Scientists have now used Japan’s extensive network of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers to create the first 3D images of atmospheric disturbances caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Their results show sound wave disturbance patterns in unique 3D detail and provide new insights into how earthquakes generate these waves.