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What are three types of waves generated by earthquakes?

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Primary Waves, Secondary Waves, and Surface Waves.

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Relevant answers:

What are three types of earthquake waves?
P-waves, S-waves and surface waves (Love and Rayleigh waves).
What are the three types of earthquake waves?
The three types of earthquake waves are the Primary wave the Secondary wave and the surface or Long wave
Type of wave generated by an earthquake?
Seismic waves are generated by earthquakes. These can be further divided into surface (Rayleigh and Love) waves and body waves (P and S wave).
What type of wave can be generated by underwater earthquakes?
Tsunami
What type of wave is a earthquake wave?
seismic wave

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