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How do Seismic

Waves help us?

Seismic Waves help us locate the epicenter of an earthquake. P Waves travel first, then S Waves, and after Surface Waves.

What are

Seismic Waves?

Seismic Waves are elastic waves in

the Earth produced by an earthquake

or other things.

Types of Seismic

Waves

The three main types of

Seismic Waves are P Waves,

S Waves, Surface Waves.

P Waves come first, then S Waves,

and after Surface Waves.

Seismic Waves