seismometer

Also known as seismograph

320px|thumb|Kinemetric seismograph

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inception: 0132-00-00
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Contents

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.