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Rock under stress breaks at the focus, releasing energy and vibrations called seismic waves, which travel away from the focus, through Earth's interior, and across the surface.

The three types of seismic waves are:

Primary waves: The first to arrive at seismographs

Secondary waves: The second to arrive at seismographs

Surface waves: The last and most severe to arrive at seismographs

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seismic waves can cause volcanoes by bouncing the waves such as radioactive or sound waves from the ocean floor to the surface.

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