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2004 Sumatra Quake & Tsunami
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A wave set is a wave and some key waves that precede it:
P,S:
the original, first, direct waves.
PP, PS, SS:
adding reflections at the underside of Earth’s surface.
PKP, PKS:
adding mantle → (outer) core → mantle.
PcP, PcS:
adding reflections at the core-mantle boundary (CMB).
PKIKP:
adding mantle → outer core → inner core → outer core → mantle.
Seismic Waves
A visualization of earthquake waves traveling both through Earth's interior and radiating outward on the surface.
What you will see is explained
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