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This site, from Michigan Tech, presents an introduction to seismology. Topics include how earthquakes occur, how to read a seismograph, how to locate an earthquake's epicenter, and how earthquake magnitudes are measured. Simulations help distinguish the motion in various kinds of seismic waves.
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Record Creator: Metadata instance created April 13, 2009 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated: Feb 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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(Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, Houghton, 1997), WWW Document, (https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/).
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What is UPSeis? (Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, Houghton, 1997), <https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/>.
APA Format
What is UPSeis?. (2007, April 16). Retrieved June 18, 2025, from Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences: https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/
Chicago Format
Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences. What is UPSeis?. Houghton: Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, April 16, 2007. https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/ (accessed 18 June 2025).
MLA Format
What is UPSeis?. Houghton: Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, 1997. 16 Apr. 2007. 18 June 2025 <https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/>.
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@misc{ Title = {What is UPSeis?}, Publisher = {Michigan Technological University Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {18 June 2025}, Month = {April 16, 2007}, Year = {1997} }
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