How do the earthquake waves travel from the place of origin ?
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they travel through seismic activity
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During an earthquake, energy is released in waves that travel from the earthquake's focus or point of origin, in the form of seismic waves. The seismic waves radiate from the focus like ripples on the surface of a pond moving outward from where a stone is thrown into the water.
Surface waves travel over the Earth's surface.
Rayleigh waves, also called ground roll, travel like ocean waves over the surface of the Earth, moving the ground surface up and down. Most of the shaking at the ground surface during an earthquake is typically caused by Rayleigh waves.
Love waves move the ground from side to side. They are the fastest of the surface waves. (They are named after a mathematician named Love studied them.)
Body waves travel through the Earth.
P-waves: These are the fastest type of seismic wave. As P-waves travel, the surrounding rock is repeatedly compressed and then stretched. P-waves can travel through both the solid rock and molten liquid layers of the Earth.
S-waves: These seismic waves arrive after the P-waves because they travel more slowly. The rock is shifted up and down or side to side as it travels foreword. S-waves can only travel through solid rock.