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Why do you think S-waves tend to do more damage?

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Answer:S waves, or secondary waves, come next since they travel more slowly than P waves. ... S waves are more dangerous than P waves because they have greater amplitude and produce vertical and horizontal motion of the ground surface. The slowest waves, surface waves, arrive last. They travel only along the surface of the Earth.

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