Devolopment of Seismology

By savvygirl

  • The creator John Winthrop is born

    John Winthrop was the first person to study earthquakes. He is known as the creator of seismology.

  • The first idea of a seismograph

    David Milne was the first person to come up with the seismograph, a machine that measures the seismic activity.

  • The Mercalli Intensity Scale

    Giuseppe Mercalli, made the first seismograph. Since it wasn't very accurate, they made it a device that measures how much damage a earthquake could do.

  • The Richter Scale

    Charles Richter made the first accurate seismograph known as the Richter Scale to determine an earthquake's magnitude.