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Support documents

Free pdf documents that describe the science of seismology.

Earthquake Download all support documents
in one file 3.7MB pdf
How big was that earthquake? How big was that earthquake?
What is an earthquake? What is an earthquake? Building a simple seismometer. Building a simple seismometer
How frequent are earthquakes? How frequent are earthquakes? Accessing live seismic data from the internet Accessing live seismic data from the internet
Where do earthquakes happen? Where do earthquakes happen? Using Amaseis datalogging and interpretation software Using Amaseis datalogging and interpretation software
What are Seismic Waves? © IRIS What are seismic waves? Decoding seismograms Decoding seismograms
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