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What are the types of seismic waves? Describe/explain each of them.
What instrument do seismologists use to measure/detect seismic waves?
How do seismologists locate the epicenter of earthquakes?

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There are three types of Seismic Waves. P- Waves, S-Waves, and Surface waves. Seismologists uses a seismograph to measure/detect seismic waves. Scientists and Seismologists use triangulation to find the epicenter of an earthquake.

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