Description from the site: “Researchers in Italy have analyzed seismic signals from over 200 moderate to strong earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 4.0 to 7.4, and they conclude that the waves generated in the first few seconds of an earthquake (the primary, or P, waves) carry sufficient information to determine its magnitude and destructive potential.”
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TPE Link - Tectonic Margin Processes and Earthquakes ; Faulting ; P waves
Image: Seismograph. Courtesy USGS
Posted in Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics
