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.
As the wave passes by a seismic station, that piece of ground vibrates and this vibration is recorded. Earthquakes produce two main types of waves-the P-wave (a compressional wave), and the S-wave (a shear wave).The S-wave is slower but larger than the P-wave and does most of the damage.s the wave passes by a seismic station, that piece of ground vibrates and this vibration is recorded. Earthquakes produce two main types of waves-the P-wave (a compressional wave), and the S-wave (a shear wave). The S-wave is slower but larger than the P-wave and does most of the damage.