A shallow-focus, large earthquake occurs directly under the South Pole.A seismic station at the North Pole would receive ________.

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P waves travel through all types of materials and are the fastest seismic waves, so they would be detected by a seismic station at the North Pole. However, because the earthquake is shallow-focus, the S waves would be absorbed by the Earth's core and not reach the station at the North Pole. Therefore, no S waves would be detected.

A Shallow-Focus, Large Earthquake Occurs Directly Under the South Pole