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seismology

scientific study of earthquakes
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Summary

seismology is a branch of physics[1]. seismology draws 1,790 Wikipedia views per month (branch of physics category, ranking #26 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: geophysics[3]
  • Part of: physical geography[4], geophysics[5]
  • Commons category: Seismology[6]
  • Has part(s): earthquake prediction[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Seismology[8]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Pauly–Wissowa[11]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/tags/seismology[12]
  • Is the study of: earthquake[13], ground motion[14]
  • Practiced by: seismologist[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]

Why It Matters

seismology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] seismology is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Beno Gutenberg Charles Francis Richter geophysics Inge Lehmann Institute of Seismology and Volcanology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University Iranian Seismological Center NORSAR physical geography Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Zhang Heng

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  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003543-seizmologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0003543-seizmologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Is the study of → earthquake, ground motion
    Has parts → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 9661, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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