Which waves arrive 2nd at the Epicenter, move the slowest and do the most damage?

Answer 1

The waves that arrive second at the epicenter, move the slowest, and do the most damage are surface waves. There are generally two types of surface waves: Love waves and Rayleigh waves. Among these, Rayleigh waves tend to be particularly damaging due to their ground motion that rolls along the surface, causing significant shaking and disruption. They typically travel slower than both primary waves (P-waves) and secondary waves (S-waves), which are the first and second types of seismic waves to arrive at a seismic station.