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Seismology

History of Seismology

Art, science, and seismic memory

and March 30, 2026
Art, science, and seismic memory
Main wall of the Seismic Inheritance exhibition.

The contribution from Sergio León-Ríos, Associate Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC) at the University of Chile, where he does seismology research. Introduction Earthquakes and tsunamis are not only purely scientific geophysical phenomena. They are also deeply embedded in social memory, cultural narratives, and everyday life – especially in countries like Chile, where ...[Read More]

Seismology throughout the years: from blown pre-amplifiers to the internet of things — a technician’s view on seismology

November 3, 2020
Seismology throughout the years: from blown pre-amplifiers to the internet of things — a technician’s view on seismology
Left: Arie, Guust and Bernard. Right: Setup of the first NARS array deployment (1983-- 1988). Images are historical.

An interview with Arie van Wettum In many universities, students and staff will go out into the field to deploy seismometers, collect data, and service instruments. Students get a sense of the area their data is coming from, the difficulties that are involved with deploying and recording data, and although inexperienced at the beginning, they are a relatively low-cost way of getting equipment out. ...[Read More]