earth wave

noun

, Geology.

1. any elastic wave traveling through the material of the earth, as a wave caused by an earthquake.

Example Sentences

In general, light, wooden buildings are less injured by earthquakes than more solid structures of stone or brick, and it is commonly supposed that the power put forth by the earth wave is too great to be resisted by any amount of weight or solidity of mass that man can pile up upon the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

A small earth wave was detected on June 12, and a slightly stronger one on June 13.

From Time Magazine Archive

An earth wave will shoot through the sea floor toward distant seismographs.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I wonder what ‘Doña Bradamante’ would have done in all her bravery of white armor if such an earth wave had shaken her tilting court?” he asked, but the secretary did not know, and with face still flushed, and eyes on the ground, went to seek Yahn Tsyn-deh to hear if this was a usual thing that walls lifted in wavy lines––and that chimneys toppled from Te-hua dwellings.

From Project Gutenberg

In one place some great earth wave of a trench has been bitten into and beaten back and turned blind into an eddy by great pits and chasms and running heaps.

From Project Gutenberg