Teleseism
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A teleseism is the tremor caused by an earthquake
that is very far away, often picked up only by seismometer
s that are in low background noise locations. Generally, a tremor from a magnitude
5.3 earthquake can be seen anywhere in the world with modern seismic instruments.
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
that is very far away, often picked up only by seismometer
Seismometer
Seismometers are instruments that measure motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other seismic sources...
s that are in low background noise locations. Generally, a tremor from a magnitude
Richter magnitude scale
The expression Richter magnitude scale refers to a number of ways to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake....
5.3 earthquake can be seen anywhere in the world with modern seismic instruments.