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    • Scientist Dr Jan Lindsay holding an underground seismometer.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 9 April 2010 Size: 3.8 MB Referencing Hub media

    Dr Jan Lindsay with an underground seismometer. Seismometers are devices that are placed around the earth to ‘listen’ for seismic waves, which are associated with tectonic plate movement.

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