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seismic wave

seismic, volcanic, or explosive energy that travels through Earth's layers
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seismic wave

Summary

seismic wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (793 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • seismic wave is a type of elastic wave[2].
  • seismic wave's Commons category is recorded as Seismic waves[3].
  • seismic wave's has cause is recorded as earthquake[4].
  • seismic wave's described by source is recorded as Measurement of Earthquake-Waves[5].
  • seismic wave's described by source is recorded as BBC Bitesize[6].
  • seismic wave's studied by is recorded as seismology[7].

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Definition and Type

seismic wave is a type of elastic wave[2].

Why It Matters

seismic wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (793 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → seismology
    Has cause → earthquake
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Measurement of Earthquake-Waves, BBC Bitesize
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529489805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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