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 ...

This seismogram shows a 24-hour record of how much the ground moves at Weston Observatory in Weston, Massachusetts. Viewing other seismic stations will show you how much the ground moves in those ...

We have instruments in the World-Wide Standardized Seismograph Network (WWSSN) and in the New England Seismic Network (NESN), so we do record earthquakes from all over the earth. The Boston College ...