When an earthquake occurs, s waves are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location.?

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Callum Clayton

2 February, 18:00

When an earthquake occurs, s waves are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location.?

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Mckenzie Newman · Answer 1

No. When an earthquake occurs, the P-waves are the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location. P-waves have the ability to travel through solid and liquid (fluids), this is why it moves faster. S-waves are secondary waves and can only travel though solids.