'''Seismology''' (from the [[Greek Language|Greek]] ''seismos'' = earthquake and ''logos'' = word) is the scientific study of the movement of waves through the [[Earth]], as a result of natural or man-made activity. The field includes studies of earthquakes and similar variants as ''seaquakes'', activities of volcanoes, landslides and movement caused by [[tectonic plates]]. | '''Seismology''' (from the [[Greek Language|Greek]] ''seismos'' = earthquake and ''logos'' = word) is the scientific study of the movement of waves through the [[Earth]], as a result of natural or man-made activity. The field includes studies of earthquakes and similar variants as ''seaquakes'', activities of volcanoes, landslides and movement caused by [[tectonic plates]]. |