seismic wave

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Traditionally, it was thought that the rupturing of a fault moved slower than another type of damaging seismic wave, known as a shear wave.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

The new analysis looked at seismic wave patterns from earthquakes that repeated in the same location between 1991 and 2023.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

In this case, the researchers were able to not only capture the motion of the gas around BRI 1335-0417, but also reveal a seismic wave forming -- a first in this type of early galaxy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Normally after a quake in Turkey, Karasözen checks in with family and friends and then dives into the science, immersing herself in the physics of seismic wave propagation, postseismic deformation, aftershocks.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

Most of the shaking that we think of as an earthquake is caused by a category of seismic wave known as surface waves, which roil Earth’s crust, taking everything on it for a ride.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland