Comparison of coda waves, the scattered waves that arrive after the direct waves of a seismic event, can be used to determine the relative locations of two underground explosions, according to a new ...

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on ...

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Haijiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Prof. HOU Zengqian from Chinese Academy of Geological ...

In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are moving through the layers of rock in Earth's interior. This property is known ...

The data collected with the InSight lander revealed properties of the Martian core that could indicate why it is unfriendly to life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

An upside-down piece of hidden ocean crust has been revealed by mysterious seismic signals. The seismic waves, which came from an underground 2010 magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Spain, led scientists to ...

Seismic waves from one of the most powerful earthquakes on record along the east coast of Russia rippled all the way down to Florida. A tsunami thousands of miles away was triggered by the massive ...