seismometer
noun
seis·mom·e·ter
sīz-ˈmä-mə-tər 
sīs-
: a seismograph measuring the actual movements of the ground (as on the earth or the moon)
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By measuring noise via the underwater seismometer networks, the researchers were able to detect strain accumulating in the northern part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Regional seismometers registered localized repeating earthquakes beginning as early as August 5.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
As part of this work, hundreds of seismometers, as well as networks of fiber-optic cables, will be used to record even the tiniest of earthquakes, during periods of tranquility and unrest.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Regional seismometers registered localized repeating earthquakes beginning as early as August 5.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
As part of this work, hundreds of seismometers, as well as networks of fiber-optic cables, will be used to record even the tiniest of earthquakes, during periods of tranquility and unrest.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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seismometer
noun
seis·mom·e·ter
sīz-ˈmäm-ət-ər
sīs-
: a seismograph that measures the actual movements of the ground
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