Through discussing earthquakes Ada explains the difference between primary and secondary waves; using both P waves and S waves to explain how scientists calculate the epicentre of an earthquake.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea south of the Cayman ... residents near the coast to move inland and to higher ground, warning that wave heights of 0.3 to 1 meter ...

1. When an earthquake occurs, it generates seismic waves that cause the shaking we experience. There are two major types of seismic waves: body waves and surface waves. Body waves comprise P and S ...

From late July to October 2022, residents of the Manu'a Islands in American Samoa felt the earth shake several times a day, ...

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has occurred 129 miles southwest of Georgetown, Cayman Islands, according to the USGS.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time, with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands ...

On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto Peninsula upended the region. A new study debunks claims that a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Iran was a covert nuclear weapons test ...

Washington: Tsunami warnings were triggered for many countries after a powerful earthquake of magnitude ... Center stated that “hazardous tsunami waves” could affect coastal areas within ...

How do seismic waves reveal the Earth's structure? Seismic waves, generated by earthquakes or explosions, travel through the Earth and are modified by the different layers they encounter. These ...