如何确保地震台站的地震计方向严格、精准摆放在北向上，是长期困扰国内外地震台网、流动台阵和区域台网建设与运维的难题之一。地震仪两个水平分量的地理指向准确是现代地震学研究的基础。在震源机制反演、剪切波分裂、接收函数、层析成像等分析中，需将三分量的地震波正 ...

NASA Insight mission's seismometer data of a meteor slamming into Mars has been converted into sound. The meteor broke into ...

Federal efforts to install additional seismometers around Glacier Peak have been delayed by ground conditions and logistical ...

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

An ocean bottom seismometer being retrieved after spending 10 months on the floor of the Pacific Ocean to map the mantle 100 miles underneath the Juan de Fuca plate. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers. These scales account for the distance between the earthquake and the recording seismometer so that the calculated ...

The record-breaking eruption occurred on January 15, 2022. The eruption’s 36-mile-high (58-kilometer-high) volcanic plume was ...

And the USGS system was developed for less than the cost of installing a single broadband seismometer. As the use of social media is rapidly expanding and evolving, it is worthwhile for ...

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans jumping and dancing in sync have caused seismic activity in other cities. The same could ...

They also picked up a signal from a strong earthquake in Indonesia. "It's almost as good as a seismometer," says Dr Jousset. The instrument that needs to be attached to each cable to make the ...

The potent winds that exceeded 100 km/h on Monday shook more than just trees. Get the science behind how seismographs managed ...

A small earthquake was reported by the United States Geological Survey near the Ohio River on Thursday morning.