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1840-1935
1840-1935
May 5, 1840
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David Milne suggests a machine that could measure seismic activity
March 27, 1857
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Developed theories about earthquakes movements
May 4, 1872
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Discovered that earthquakes usually occur around fault lines
February 10, 1897
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First U.S. Seismograph installed at Lick University
April 12, 1906
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Giuseppe Mercalli creates the Intensity Scale that measures the damage that my be caused in an earthquake
December 20, 1906
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Hypothesized that earthquakes were likely the result of buildup pressure along fault lines.
December 18, 1909
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Andrija Mohorvii discovered there was a boundary between the earth crust and mantle, naming it the Moho Boundary.
September 30, 1935
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Charles Richter creates the Richter scale to measure the intensity of earthquakes