When earthquakes produce vibrations called waves, how do those waves travel?

They ripple from the epicenter of the earthquake.
They move back and forth and side to side through water.
They travel away from the focus of the earthquake in all directions.
They move slowly and increase in intensity as they reach Earth’s surface.

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They travel away from the focus of the earthquake in all directions.

(The focus—or hypocenter—is the point where the quake starts beneath the surface; seismic waves radiate outward from there. The epicenter is the surface point above the focus. P‑waves and S‑waves travel through the Earth, and surface waves travel along the surface.)