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USGS CMG InfoBank Geology School: primary wave Skip navigational links Search InfoBank     Dictionaries: The USGS and Science Education   USGS Fact Sheets   Topics   Keywords   Data Dictionary   Metadata Dictionary   Computer Terminology   Digital Formats InfoBank Terms: Activity ID   activity overview   crew   formal metadata   lines   metadata   NGDC   port stops   project/theme   region   ship   stations   time   virtual globe   year   Data Types: bathymetry   geodetic positioning   gravity   ground penetrating radar   imagery   LIDAR   magnetics   metering equipment   navigation   samples   seismic   definitions disclaimer   Data Formats: ARC coverage   E00   FGDC metadata   gridded/image   imaging   material   scattered/swath   Shapefile   vector/polygon       Title Comment Keywords P-Waves and S-Waves 12:56 - 14:04 (01:08) / 1.2 MB earthquake, P-wave, S-wave, "seismic wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave" Earthquakes 30 minutes / n.a. earthquake, Parkfield, fault, energy, "San Andreas Fault", magnitude, epicenter, "secondary wave", "Richter Scale", "primary wave", "fault zone", "earthquake prediction", "creep meter", "seismic wave" Seismic Waves 05:27 - 06:46 (01:19) / 1.6 MB earthquake, energy, "plane of slip", fault, "frictional heat", "seismic wave", "P-wave", "S-wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave", "shear wave", "shear stress", "Dee Trent" Seismic Wave Velocities 06:46 - 07:36 (00:50) / 1.1 MB earthquake, "P-wave", "S-wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave", epicenter, "Richard Hazlett" Seismograph and Epicenter 07:36 - 08:31 (00:55) / 1.1 MB seismograph, earthquake, "S-wave", "P-wave", "primary wave", "secondary wave", epicenter, energy, "Richard Hazlett" Types of Ground Vibrations 13:44 - 14:21 (00:37) / 2.1 MB earthquake, "wave period", "natural period", vibration, "primary wave", "secondary wave", "surface wave", "ground motion", epicenter Geology School Keywords Skip footer navigational links InfoBank   Menlo Park & Santa Cruz Centers   St. Petersburg Center   Woods Hole Center   Coastal and Marine Geology Program   Geologic Information   Ask-A-Geologist   USGS Disclaimer

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