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When the edge of two tectonic plates shift to produce an earthquake, the seismic waves it emits are measured by seismographs all over the world.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

Eventually, the researchers want to integrate the system with physics-based models, which could be important where data is poor, or places such as Cascadia, where the last major earthquake happened hundreds of years before seismographs.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Designed to detect earthquakes, the seismographs were sensitive enough to pick up on pressure fluctuations caused by waves pounding shores miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

We pass a door to a room where seismographs record the subtle movements of the surrounding earth.

From Scientific American • Apr. 29, 2023

After the fact, seismologists study measurements of the ground’s movement taken by seismographs and evaluate the damage done by the quake to decide what magnitude to assign to the event.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland