Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

In this lesson, students learn about different types of seismic waves on the basis of where and how the waves move. In addition, students discuss how scientists use earthquake waves to investigate ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

A recording of an earthquake has recognizable characteristics. Typically, one can recognize the arrival of different wave types. The P waves (the fastest traveling waves), S waves, and Surface waves ...

Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers ... the building (or other structure) design, and the type of surface material (rock or dirt) the buildings rest on.

Live updates: 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles NYC, New Jersey There are four types of earthquakes ... triggering seismic waves which lead to an earthquake.

The core itself consists of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core. There are three types of seismic waves – P waves, S waves and surface waves. P waves are longitudinal waves, and their ...

“When earthquake waves (shaking) reach the surface, they can be transferred to the air and become sound waves,” Coulson said in an email Monday afternoon. “Then we can often hear the sound ...