a method of calculating a seismic noise image for a formation comprises the steps of : a ) obtaining data representing a multicomponent seismic signal from at least one receiver , in response to transmitting seismic waves into the formation ; b ) obtaining a velocity model of the earth formation ; c ) determining a plurality of wave field components ; d ) obtaining a set of second components ; e ) obtaining , for each subsurface point , at least two products , each product comprising the product of a selected wave field component and a different second component ; and f ) and generating a noise image by calculating at least one difference between different products for at least one image point .