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L-, P- & S-waves transmitted
Epicenter
L-waves
attenuated
Only P- & S-waves
transmitted
S-waves not
transmitted
Mantle
P-waves
refracted
Core
Earth's crust
Shadow zone
for P-waves
Shadow zone
for S-waves
P-waves only
Compression
Dilation
Crustal
cross-section
P-wave
Crustal
cross-section
wavelength
amplitude
S-wave
Aerial
view
lateral
movement
L-wave (I) Love wave
Compression
Dilation
Crustal
cross-section
L-wave (II) Rayleigh wave
Description of seismic wave types and their travel behavior through the Earth (adapted from Whittow, 1980).
Fig. 10.1
 
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