Here’s What Earthquakes Look Like From Inside the Earth | National Geographic

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[Music] the question came up of whether you

the question came up of whether you

the question came up of whether you could hear earthquakes and and I said I

could hear earthquakes and and I said I

could hear earthquakes and and I said I don’t think so but we could take the

don’t think so but we could take the

don’t think so but we could take the data and speed it up and listen to the

data and speed it up and listen to the

data and speed it up and listen to the whole planet ring after in this place

whole planet ring after in this place

whole planet ring after in this place [Music]

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[Music] the size modem show is a ongoing project

the size modem show is a ongoing project

the size modem show is a ongoing project in which we use earthquakes and the

in which we use earthquakes and the

in which we use earthquakes and the waves that they emit to teach people

waves that they emit to teach people

waves that they emit to teach people about the planet all right now we’re

about the planet all right now we’re

about the planet all right now we’re going to go to the Tohoku earthquake

so in the show we have a magnitude 7 you

so in the show we have a magnitude 7 you know and that energy dies out in about a

know and that energy dies out in about a

know and that energy dies out in about a day whereas a magnitude 9 or higher the

day whereas a magnitude 9 or higher the

day whereas a magnitude 9 or higher the earth is ringing for about three months

with every passage of a seismic wave

with every passage of a seismic wave through the earth we get a little more

through the earth we get a little more

through the earth we get a little more information about the structure of the

information about the structure of the

information about the structure of the inside

inside

inside [Music]

we’re always playing with time so we’ll

we’re always playing with time so we’ll always say this is seven years of

always say this is seven years of

always say this is seven years of earthquakes you’re going to hear it in a

earthquakes you’re going to hear it in a

earthquakes you’re going to hear it in a minute that means just the list of

minute that means just the list of

minute that means just the list of earthquakes where they were and how big

earthquakes where they were and how big

earthquakes where they were and how big they were and how deep they were we want

they were and how deep they were we want

they were and how deep they were we want to give people a sense of how small we

to give people a sense of how small we

to give people a sense of how small we are how short our lifetimes are and

are how short our lifetimes are and

are how short our lifetimes are and hopefully they walk out of that

hopefully they walk out of that

hopefully they walk out of that planetarium with a very altered sense of

planetarium with a very altered sense of

planetarium with a very altered sense of their lives and our

their lives and our

their lives and our on earth