Suppose you were near an epicenter of an earthquake and felt the earth move as if you were in the ocean. What type of seismic wave would you have experienced?

Suppose you were near an epicenter of an earthquake and felt the earth move as if you were in the ocean.  What type of seismic wave would you have experienced?

  • Love wave
  • P-wave
  • Rayleigh wave
  • S-wave


Rayleigh wave

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