Seismology
Seismology: the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies. The field also includes studies of earthquake environmental effects such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic, atmospheric, and artificial processes such as explosions. Seismic waves are elastic waves that propagate in solid or fluid materials. They can be divided into body waves that travel through the interior of the materials; surface waves that travel along surfaces or interfaces between materials; and normal modes, a form of standing wave.
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OCT 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
OCT 16, 2019Researchers have discovered a new geophysical occurrence—the “stormquake.” A stormquake occurs when a hurricane or similarly strong storm...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetDEC 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
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OCT 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
OCT 16, 2019
Researchers have discovered a new geophysical occurrence—the “stormquake.” A stormquake occurs when a hurricane or similarly strong storm...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
DEC 23, 2018
NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface less than a month ago, and it’s already gearing up for scientific data collection and...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
OCT 22, 2018
New research published in the journal Science from scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) may change the way we think about planet Earth. U...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
OCT 03, 2018
Roughly half an hour after a 7.5 quake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, twenty-foot-high waves followed. While the quake registered the highest ma...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
SEP 30, 2018
New research published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America suggests a newly discovered caused for earthquakes in India. The seasonal fi...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
AUG 30, 2018
New research published in Nature sheds light on a recent development in seismology: scientists are now able to use machines to determine where aftershocks ...
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Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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JUN 26, 2017
An earthquake can strike almost anywhere at any time, given the right circumstances. They're most commonly caused by tectonic plates shifting, and this res...
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