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seismic event and what type of motion caused the wave. While the cavity is forming, the shockwave continues to travel outward into the surround-TYPES OF SEISMIC WAVES As with earthquakes, seismic waves result-eling along the Earthâs surface (surface waves). ing from an explosion radiate outward in all The body and surface waves that can be directions (figure 3-l). These waves travel long recorded at a considerable distance (over 2,000 distances either by passing deep through thekm) from the earthquake or explosion that cre
To give you an idea how these numbers can add up, think of it in terms of the energy released by explosives: a magnitude 1 seismic wave releases as much energy as blowing up 6 ounces of TNT.A magnitude 8 earthquake releases as much energy as detonating 6 million tons of TNT.he Richter Scale. Figure 1 - Charles Richter studying a seismogram. There are a number of ways to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. The first widely-used method, the Richter scale, was developed by Charles F. Richter in 1934.