The different uses of seismic maps

Helenanelson14 Feb, 2017Environment

You must have experienced an earthquake? If you have then you must know how frightening and devastating it can be. Same is the case with active volcanoes. They are able to wipe off an entire city from the face of the earth. All of these happen due to the disturbances in the seismic plates that build up the earth. Seismic maps like gom seismic maps help us to know about the seismic structure of the earth. Let us see how these maps are used.