seismological
Concerning earth tremors
Seismological means relating to seismology—the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of waves through the earth.
Seismological data revealed the fault line's activity.
The term appears in technical and academic contexts: seismological surveys, seismological research stations.
Point above seismic origin
- hypocenterEarthquake's underground origin point
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- foreshockLesser quake before larger
tremor · rupture · faultline · liquefaction · shockwave · subduction · intensity · landslide
Strength or force level
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- durationLength of existence
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- broadbandFast internet access
geophone · network · array · triangulation · signal processing · microseism · noise · calibration
Edges of crustal sections
- subduction zoneWhere one plate slides under another
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
rift · mid-ocean ridge · trench · orogeny · lithosphere · asthenosphere · mantle · crustal
Physics of planetary structure
- geodynamicsScience of Earth's motion
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- earthquake predictionForecasting when tremors strike
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
fieldwork · modeling · simulation · observatory · survey · USGS · geodetic · GPS
Longitudinal seismic wave
- S-waveTransverse seismic vibration
- surface waveOscillation at medium boundary
- body waveChemical hair-curling process
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
frequency · velocity · attenuation · refraction · reflection · dispersion · waveform · arrival time
epicenter
Point above seismic origin
- hypocenterEarthquake's underground origin point
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
foreshock · tremor · rupture · faultline · liquefaction · shockwave · subduction · intensity · landslide · quake
intensity
Strength or force level
broadband · geophone · network · array · triangulation · signal processing · microseism · noise · calibration
plate boundaries
Edges of crustal sections
- subduction zoneWhere one plate slides under another
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
divergence · rift · mid-ocean ridge · trench · orogeny · lithosphere · asthenosphere · mantle · crustal · continental drift
geophysics
Physics of planetary structure
- geodynamicsScience of Earth's motion
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- earthquake predictionForecasting when tremors strike
monitoring · fieldwork · modeling · simulation · observatory · survey · USGS · geodetic · GPS · gravimetry
P-wave
Longitudinal seismic wave
- S-waveTransverse seismic vibration
- surface waveOscillation at medium boundary
- body waveChemical hair-curling process
amplitude · frequency · velocity · attenuation · refraction · reflection · dispersion · waveform · arrival time · phase
seismologicalmeteorological
Of weather science
atmospheric · oceanographic · hydrological · climatological · astronomical