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  • Love Waves: Understanding Horizontal Ground Motion in Earthquakes
    The seismic wave that causes the ground to move in two directions is the Love wave.

    Here's why:

    * Love waves are surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface.

    * They have a horizontal motion, meaning they shake the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling. This is in contrast to Rayleigh waves, which move in a rolling, elliptical motion.

    Let me know if you'd like to know more about other types of seismic waves!

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