How does elastic rebound result in transfer of energy in seismic waves

Elastic rebound is the retraction of a material that results with most of the gathered energy to be dispelled through sound waves, which are seismic waves. 

Geologists use  seismic waves to  locate an earthquake's epicenter.. 

Humans have survived and thrived in mexico city by using technology to create greater access to land. when the spanish conquered the aztec capital, tenochtitlan, in the 16th century, they built mexico city by draining the lakes and filling in the lake water to create more arable land for agriculture. this technique of land reclamation has continued to be fundamental to human civilization in mexico city.