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Earthquake Waves
— When fault slips, released energy
travels outward in seismic waves
¡Outward from point on fault that first
slipped: focus (or hypocenter)
¡Epicenter is point on surface of Earth
directly above focus
Types of Earthquake Waves
— First arrival is P wave
¡Primary
¡Compressional motion
¡Feels like sudden jolt
¡Shear motion
¡Feels like wiggling, difficult to stand
— P-wave
— S-wave
— Raleigh wave
— Love wave
Types of Earthquake Waves
— Wave terminology
¡ Period: time for one complete cycle between
successive wave peaks to pass
¡ Wavelength: distance between wave crests
— Like ripples
— Unlike ripples
— USA array tutorial
— Nevada earthquake animation USA
array
— Mid-Indian-Ocean earthquake
animation USA array
Human Wave Demonstration
— Slinky demonstrations of
¡P-waves
¡S-waves
¡Surface waves
— VIDEO
— Seismic Slinky