Long surface waves (L waves) cause the most damage during an earthquake. While Primary (P) waves are fast and Secondary (S) waves are strong, it is the surface waves that have the largest amplitude and longest duration. Their complex side-to-side ...
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Surface waves are known as L waves (Long waves or Love waves). Unlike P and S waves that travel through the Earth’s interior (body waves), L waves travel only along the Earth’s surface. They move more slowly but have a ...