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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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The correct statement about how earthquake waves travel is: They travel away from the focus of the earthquake in all directions.

When an earthquake occurs, energy is released from the focus (the point within the Earth where the earthquake originates) and generates seismic waves that radiate outward in all directions, similar to how ripples spread out from a stone thrown into a pond.