Although the physics of seismic waves is complex, ground shaking can be explained in terms of body waves, compressional, or P, and shear, or S, and surface waves, Rayleigh and Love.

• 尽管震动形成的物理波是复杂的，但地动可以由以下几种波来说明：体波，纵波或P波，横波或S波，表面波，瑞利波以及洛夫波。