Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Using the S-minus-P time intervals and the travel-time curves in Fig. , determine the distance from the epicenter (in kilometers) for each seismic station.

Figure A11.3.1 SSPA WCI 17:52:00 P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival 17:53:00 17:54:00 17:55:00 60 seconds P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival WVT 10 T T 17:56:00 QQ 17:52:00 17:53:00 17:54:00 17:55:00 17:56:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on August 23, 2011 (hours: minutes: seconds)
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Transcribed Image Text:Figure A11.3.1 SSPA WCI 17:52:00 P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival 17:53:00 17:54:00 17:55:00 60 seconds P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival WVT 10 T T 17:56:00 QQ 17:52:00 17:53:00 17:54:00 17:55:00 17:56:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on August 23, 2011 (hours: minutes: seconds)
10 Time since the earthquake occurred (minutes) ΤΑ 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 15- 15 Surface-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival 5 1000 Dashed rectangle is the area of the travel-time graph B (right) 2000 Great-circle distance between the epicenter and the seismograph (kilometers) 150 Time since the earthquake occurred (seconds) 50- 100- B 4000 200- S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival -667 km- 200 400 600 800 Great-circle distance between the epicenter and the seismograph (kilometers) 70 s S-P time 1000 10 GRAPHS OF SEISMIC WAVE TRAVEL TIME VS. DISTANCE
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Transcribed Image Text:10 Time since the earthquake occurred (minutes) ΤΑ 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 15- 15 Surface-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival 5 1000 Dashed rectangle is the area of the travel-time graph B (right) 2000 Great-circle distance between the epicenter and the seismograph (kilometers) 150 Time since the earthquake occurred (seconds) 50- 100- B 4000 200- S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival -667 km- 200 400 600 800 Great-circle distance between the epicenter and the seismograph (kilometers) 70 s S-P time 1000 10 GRAPHS OF SEISMIC WAVE TRAVEL TIME VS. DISTANCE
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can you verify that this is correct? for sspa I got around 300 km so im unsure

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