[ noun ] the branch of geology that studies earthquakes <noun.cognition>
Seismology \Seis*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake + -logy.] The science of earthquakes.
He tested it with the help of Tokyo University's seismology department.
The quake measured 5.1 on the Richter scale, said Anthony Lomax, spokesman for the seismology laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley.
The OTA study said "seismology now provides a means to monitor underground nuclear explosions down to low yields, even when strenuous attempts are made to evade the monitoring systems.
The explosion, monitored at the California Institute of Technology seismology laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., created a shock measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Science writer Lee Siegel specializes in covering earthquakes and seismology.
Mount St. Helens prompted gains in both volcanology and seismology.