Which of the following is/are matched correctly? 1. Earthquake's origin - seismic focus 2. Epicentre - point on earth's surface directly above seismic focus 3. 5 waves - similar to sound waves 4. Richter scale - severity of earthquake

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• Consider the following statements: 1. P - waves are the first seismic waves to reach a place 2. S - waves travel only through liquids 3. Arrival time of P and S - waves is used to locate the epicentre 4. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale Which of the statements given above are correct? [IAS2004]
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• The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
• The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from:
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• The palace of origin of an earthquake is called
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