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What Is P Waves & S Waves??
Apr 18, 2008 | 7:02 PM
Category: Weather
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Heres' some information on Earthquakes..

NWS Springfield, Mo..
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?
wfo=sgf&storyid=14231&source=0

Wabash Valley Seismic Zone..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Valley_Seis
mic_Zone

Seismic Deformation..

http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/seis
mic-waves.html

New Madrid Earthquake..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_earthquake


Earthquakes..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

Aftershocks..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftershock


Faults..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faults

Earthquake Preparedness..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_preparednessa>














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ChrisHiggins read my blog view my photos
Apr 20, 2008 | 4:13 PM

P wave = preliminary wave of the earthquake... it arrives just before the main "shake" of the earthquake begins.

S wave = secondary wave of the earthquake and represents the constant shaking.

They typically show up as two distinct waves on the seismograph...although this time around, at least on our readout here at the station, you could not distinguish between the P and the S.
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Hi my name is Rodney. Live in little town called Cuba, Mo. I also work at a little grocery store. A Fox 2 storm spotter for Cuba. Now a member of (NASCAS™)Storm Chasers and Storm Spotters Association™.

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