answersLogoWhite

0

The only reason that the p wave arrives faster than an s wave is because the p wave comes first in the chain. Thus, depending on the type of earthquake, the s wave tends to come 1-3 hours after the p wave.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What waves travel fastest?

P-waves travel the fastest. This is also knows as a Primary waves, or compressional wave. P-wave stravel twice as fast as an S-wave


What waves travel the fastest?

P-waves travel the fastest. This is also knows as a Primary waves, or compressional wave. P-wave stravel twice as fast as an S-wave


What is the fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth?

The fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth is the P-wave, or primary wave. P-waves are compressional waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases and are the first to be detected during an earthquake. They move by causing particles in the material they travel through to vibrate in the same direction as the wave's propagation.


What is the fastest of the seismic waves?

p waves aka primary waves


What is the fastest type of seismic wave?

The fastest type of seismic wave is the primary wave, or P-wave. P-waves are compressional waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases, and they are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph during an earthquake.


What type of wave is the fastest?

The fastest wave is the electromagnetic wave. Of the seismic waves, the P-wave is the fastest seismic wave.


Do p waves vibrate at 90 percent to the wave motion?

They travel the fastest through rocks.


Which type of wave travels the fastest?

Electromagnetic waves travel the fastest, at the speed of light in a vacuum, 3.0 x 108 m/s.


What wave is recorded first on a seismograph?

Movement in the earth's crust, as in earthquakes.


Which earthquake waves are the fastest?

Primary (P) waves are the fastest seismic waves and are the first to be recorded by seismographs. They are compressional waves that travel through the Earth's interior.


What is the fastest type of siesmic wave?

Primary Wave (P wave)


Can a p wave travel through gas?

Yes, a P-wave can travel through gas. P-waves are seismic waves that are the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They compress and expand the material they travel through, which allows them to propagate through gases as well.