How to Differentiate the Blasting Wave and An Earthquake Wave ??
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Waveforms generated by an earthquake and an explosion are very different because the source mechanisms are differents.
Earthquake waveforms contains P (longitudinal - similar to acoustic waves) and S (Transverse) waves while explosion waves are mostly dominated by P waves.
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Thank you
Hey @Seismo2 I also found that on Twitter, thought it could help :
Blasts often have these attributes:
• signal coda: a ‘big’ P arrival, can be bigger than the S, and obvious surface waves
• event time: mine blasts are often during the day on the hour or half-hour. And location? 0 km depth at a mine site is obviously a dead giveaway
Source:
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An interesting fact that make you smile :
A Gender reveal party using 80 pounds of explosives has set off earthquake reports 
#GenderRevealBlasting
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