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The arrival times of various wave types depends on the travel path of those waves. Writing anything other than a rough estimation would be rather difficult with text, so see the link associated below for a travel time chart.

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When do p waves arrive in relation to s waves and surface waves?

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What type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first?

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