To give you an idea how these numbers can add up, think of it in terms of the energy released by explosives: a magnitude 1 seismic wave releases as much energy as blowing up 6 ounces of TNT. A ...

More recently, researchers have been using satellite measurements to detect small ... measure and monitor the seismic velocity changes continuously," Mao said. Seismic wave speed varies with ...

wave propagation studies and determination of lithospheric structure. Since 1981 I have supervised the operations of the New England Seismic Network of Weston Observatory of Boston College, which ...

SEIS was the first ever seismometer to operate on Mars, and it was sensitive to three different types of seismic wave emanating from marsquakes. These were: P-waves, which oscillate back and forth ...

A new wave of seismic science is emerging from the ocean floor—and it could help us predict the next big disaster. Using a ...