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!

The Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) seismometer consists of a total of six seismic sensors that record the vibrations of the Martian soil in three directions in space and at two ...

It’s so small that we don’t feel it, but the seismometers are so sensitive that they do.” The remarkable discovery, which has just been published in the ­Scientific Reports journal ...

But it got us thinking about just how the experts detect them. Yes, we know they use seismometers – but where are they all located? Thanks to the British Geological Society, a map exists marking ...