Question

The epicenter of an Earthquake was located 1800 kilometers away. If the S-wave arrived at the seismic station at 10:06:40 am, at what time did the P-wave arrive?

Answer 1

The P-wave travels faster than the S-wave and arrives at the seismic station before the S-wave. The time difference between the arrivals of the P-wave and S-wave can be used to determine the distance between the seismic station and the earthquake epicenter.

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