What types of waves are generated by earthquakes

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Max Mendoza

12 March, 23:24

What types of waves are generated by earthquakes

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Dangelo Gillespie · Answer 1

Dangelo Gillespie 13 March, 01:00

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They're called p waves and s waves.

Jamie Russell · Answer 2

Earthquakes generate three types of seismic waves : P (primary) waves, S (secondary) waves and surface waves, which arrive at seismic recording stations one after another. Both P and S waves penetrate the interior of the Earth while surface waves do not. Due to this, P and S waves are known as "body waves ".