Seismic detectors detect vibrations from multiple causes, some natural and some man made. Earthquakes are natural, ammonium nitrite explosions are not natural in sourceEarthquakes are caused by movement within the Earth caused by the Earth itself not caused by human induced explosions. Really simple once you understand that sensors merely detect the waves and not their cause, thus it takes a human with a brain not a tube to determine causeActually an earthquake is when one tectonic plate slides over under or alongside another oneLook silly you said that explosions create earthquakes, they do not. Explosions can create the same or similar seismic waves as earthquakes, however seismic waves are not earthquakes, are they simpleton? Yawning
Hey American Jihad Sock, Get a grip on yourself. No, not there. I said that the explosion caused an earthquake of around 4.0. It did. A quake of the earth is a shudder, a vibration, a shaking of the ground. I didn't say the quake was caused by the same forces as a natural earthquake---- tectonic plates moving.
You keep farting your ignorance though, its amusing
Earthquakes are also caused by magma moving through a magma chamber. And yes, if there is a P wave, it is an earthquake, it's cause is immaterial.
Earthquakes are defined by their motion. P waves, S waves, Rayleigh, and Love waves.
Now, if you called it a SEISMIC WAVE, you would have a point. Those are specifically caused by the sudden breaking of rock, but even there, explosions are included within the definition.
Doesn't matter, they create the same kind of waves and that is all that matters.