What kind of waves are present during an earthquake?
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Earthquakes generate two main types of seismic, or shock, waves: body waves and surface waves. Body waves travel through the interior of the earth. The fastest of these are primary, or "P," waves. These compressional waves move faster in dense rock and slower in fluids.
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Earthquakes generate two main types of seismic, or shock, waves: body waves and surface waves. Body waves travel through the interior of the earth. The fastest of these are primary, or "P," waves. These compressional waves move faster in dense rock and slower in fluids.
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