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Seismic waves are produced by earthquakes, rather than the cause of them!

The most damaging seismic waves are the surface waves of which there are two types. Love waves and Rayleigh waves.

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Surface wave cause the most damage during an earthquake.

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Which seismic waves cause most of damage during an earthquake?

The L- Wave or the Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) cause most of the damage during an earthquake.


Which seismic wave cause most of the damage during an earthquake?

The L- Wave or the Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) cause most of the damage during an earthquake.


A community that is likely to incur a great deal of damage during an earthquake is reffered to as having a high seismic?

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What types of seismic waves produce the most damage during an earthquake?

Surface waves (e.g. Rayleigh waves, Love waves) that produce vertical motion of the ground surface produce the most damage during an earthquake.


Which types of seismic waves produce the most damage during the earthquake?

Love and Rayleigh waves which are collectively known as surface waves cause the most damage during earthquakes.


What type of seismic waves cause the most damage?

The surface waves (of which their are two types, Rayleigh and Love waves) cause the most damage during an earthquake.


What is the kind of earthquake released during an earthquake?

Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.


What vibrations are released during an earthquake?

Seismic Waves


Kind of wave released during an wave?

Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.


Energy released during an earthquake creates?

Energy released during an earthquake creates seismic waves.


Do seismic waves Cary the energy during an earthquake?

yes


What is a kind of wave given off during an earthquake?

seismic waves