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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
What causes earthquakes? The shaking motion of an earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy. Earthquakes are caused when stress, building up within rocks of the earth's crust, is released in a sudden jolt. Rocks crack and slip past each other causing the ground to vibrate. Cracks along which rocks slip are called faults.