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Unlike body waves, surface waves (also known as long waves, or simply L waves) move along the surface of the Earth. Surface waves are to blame for most of an earthquake's carnage. They move up and down the surface of the Earth, rocking the foundations of man-made structures. Surface waves are the slowest moving of all waves, which means they arrive the last.
The Surface waves (of which there are two-the Love and Rayleigh  waves) are the most destructive seismic waves as they have the  largest amplitude.    Surface waves â¦ cause the most damage as they have the largest  amplitude of all the seismic waves.    S Wave.