seismology
noun
seis·mol·o·gy
sīz-ˈmä-lə-jē 
sīs-
: a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth
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The earthquake in Taiwan was about 1,000 times stronger than New York’s, said Professor Stephen Holler, who runs the seismology station at Fordham University.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2024
In the 40 years since the first Fukushima reactor was commissioned, seismology and the science of flood hazards have made tremendous progress, drawing on advances in sensors, modeling, and other new capabilities.
—Ernest Moniz, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2011
Omori’s law says the number of aftershocks will decrease as time passes, according to a seismology lab from the University of California, Berkeley.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
One project, for example, might involve studying the seismology of Venus through balloons that are tested first on Earth, or the deployment of small subsurface drones to study melting of Antarctic ice shelves.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2024
In the 40 years since the first Fukushima reactor was commissioned, seismology and the science of flood hazards have made tremendous progress, drawing on advances in sensors, modeling, and other new capabilities.
—Ernest Moniz, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2011
Omori’s law says the number of aftershocks will decrease as time passes, according to a seismology lab from the University of California, Berkeley.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
One project, for example, might involve studying the seismology of Venus through balloons that are tested first on Earth, or the deployment of small subsurface drones to study melting of Antarctic ice shelves.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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seismology
noun
seis·mol·o·gy
sīz-ˈmäl-ə-jē
sīs-
: a science that deals with earthquakes and with artificially produced vibrations of the earth
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