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Which waves can travel through solids and can violently shake structures when they reach the surface?
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S-waves (secondary or shear waves). They are transverse body waves that travel only through solids and, when they arrive at the surface, produce strong sideways ground motion that can violently shake structures. (For completeness: P-waves travel through solids and fluids but cause less shaking; surface waves — Love and Rayleigh — cause the greatest surface damage.)
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