seismic wave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seismic wave
First recorded in 1855–60
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When the World Trade Center towers crashed to the ground 25 years ago, they triggered a seismic wave that seemed to smash the world order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
The shaking from one station to another can give scientists an idea of how fast a seismic wave travels between stations.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
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
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