iT MEASURES EARTHQUAKE TREMORS AND SHOCKS- Some can also be used- a two-truck team for these portable ones- for prospecting for underground oil and gas deposits. one truck shoots off ( through a well or derrick framework) an underground depth charge, the other truck- they are in touch by two way radio but use whistle blast signals- records the shockwaves on a modified seismograph, analysis of the seismogram or chart can be used to deduce if there are any echo anomalies caused by Oil or natural gas deposits. Generally, the term is used for instruments measuring and recordind earthquake shocks on the Richter scale. 7.0 is a big Jolt- but the Japanese Quake that caused the nuclear accident- went up to 9.0 Great Quake.
The trace produced by a seismograph is called a seismogram.
Earthquakes are detected and measured using seismometers or seismographs.
The instruments are seismographs or seismometers.
instrument that respond to ground motions such as caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and explosions
The one where you put two things on a scale and it balances it out! :D
Seismometers are interested in the vibrations of the Earth, for different reasons. Some may be interested in the geological process. Some in the response of buildings and other structures. Seismometers can respond to very low frequencies, down towards 1 milli-Hertz. And up to a few hundred Hertz. These machines do not 'use' frequencies, they merely record what is naturally happening.
Typically, at least three seismometers are needed at a given place to fully record the motions arising from earthquake waves. With three seismometers, data can be used to triangulate the epicenter and determine the magnitude of the earthquake. More seismometers can provide more detailed and accurate information about the seismic event.
Samuel D Stearns has written: 'Applications of the coherence function in comparing seismometers' -- subject(s): Seismometers
Seismometers. For information on how seismometers are used, please see the related question.
Because they are detected by seismometers.
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You can think of this in the same way that satellites work to find your location for the GPS in your car. An earthquake happens and it is picked up on 3+ seismometers. These seismometers measure the waves that the earthquake produced and the velocity at which they are traveling and you look at where all the seismometer calculations run together. You have the epicenter of your earthquake.
seismometers and seismographs
The trace produced by a seismograph is called a seismogram.
Seismometers help by detecting and measuring seismic waves caused by earthquakes or other sources of ground motion. By providing data on the intensity and location of seismic events, seismometers help scientists monitor and study Earth's seismic activity, improve earthquake early warning systems, and assess potential risks to infrastructure and communities.
Seismometers, strain gauges, tiltmeters, creep meters, high precision GPS, Terrestrial laser scanning equipment and synthetic aperture radar amongst other things are equipment used by scientists to monitor earthquakes and the resultant deformation.Seismometer