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'''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]].

Earthquakes (and other earth movements) produce different types of [[seismic wave]]s.  These waves travel through the earth (soil and rock), and provide an effective way to "image" or "see" events and structures in the Earth's subsurface.

Earthquakes (and other earth movements) produce different types of [[seismic wave]]s.  These waves travel through the earth (soil and rock), and provide an effective way to "image" or "see" events and structures in the Earth's subsurface.