verb (used with object) 1. to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force. 3. to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces.
The Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) are the slowest moving but most damaging of the seismic waves.
Types of Seismic Waves (pages 52â53) Key Concept: Seismic waves carry energy from an. earthquake away from the focus, through Earthâs. interior, and across the surface. â¢ An earthquake is the shaking that results when rocks. move inside Earth. An earthquake is caused by stress. along a fault.