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- Basic principles
- Nomenclature
- History
- Ancient era
- Early designs (1259–1839)
- Early Modern designs (1839–1880)
- The first seismographs (1880–present)
- Modern instruments
- Teleseismometers
- Strong-motion seismometers
- Other forms
- Interconnected seismometers
- Fiber optic cables as seismometers
- Deep-Learning
- Recording
- See also
- References
- External links
320px|thumb|Kinemetric seismograph
A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions. They are usually combined with a timing device and a recording device to form a seismograph. The output of such a device—formerly recorded on paper (see picture) or film, now recorded and processed digitally—is a seismogram. Such data is used to locate and characterize earthquakes, and to study the internal structure of Earth.