Seismometer

Period

AD 132

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A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions. They are usually combined with a timing device and a recording device to form a seismograph. The output of such a device—formerly recorded on paper or film, now recorded and processed digitally—is a seismogram. Such data is used to locate and characterize earthquakes, and to study the internal structure of Earth.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. 130 BCSilk Road
2. AD 68White Horse Temple, China's first Buddhist temple
3. AD 105Cai Lun improves papermaking
4. AD 132SeismometerThis page
5. AD 132Zhang Heng presents the first seismoscope
6. AD 184Yellow Turban Rebellion
7. AD 220–280Three Kingdoms

Who ruled this land

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