最近,在靠近汤加海沟的塔黑蒂(Tahiti)西南约1600公里处的5.5公里的海底深部建成了世界上第一个设备齐全的海底地震台。该地区被认为是地球上最活动的地震带。通过将记录的噪音与陆地地震台的噪音相比较,这个海底地震台将有助于科学家们确定海底是否是记录地震事件的合适地方和是否有可能维持海洋地震台。最终,海洋地震台可能会有助于科学家们进行地震预报。由美国海军海洋研究和开发活动署(NOR-DA)的海洋地震系统(MSS)计划办公室建立的 Recently, the world’s first fully-equipped seabed seismic platform was built in a depth of 5.5 kilometers south-west about 1,600 kilometers south-west of Tahiti near the Tonga trench. The area is considered the most active seismic zone on Earth. By comparing the recorded noise to the noise of a land-based seismostat, the seabed will help scientists determine whether the seabed is a suitable place to record seismic events and if it is possible to sustain a marine seismostation. Ultimately, oceanographic seismostats may help scientists predict earthquakes. Established by the Offshore Seismic System (MSS) Program Office of the U.S. Navy’s Marine Research and Development Agency (NOR-DA)