What is the difference between these two kinds of seismic waves: body waves and surface waves?

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Jin Ling · Answer 1 · 2018-04-13T04:37:31+0000

A body wave is a seismic wave that moves through the interior of the earth, as opposed to surface waves that travel near the earth's surface.

P and S waves are body waves. Each type of wave shakes the ground in different ways

What is the difference between these two kinds of seismic waves: body waves and surface waves?

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