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What kind of waves are present during an earthquake?​
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What kind of waves are present during an earthquake?​

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Body Waves - Primary (P) & Secondary (S) Waves.
Surface Waves - Rayleigh & Love Waves.
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There are four main types of earthquake waves:

  1. P-waves
  2. S-waves (which are body waves),
  3. Rayleigh waves
  4. Love waves (which are surface waves).

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