1. What is the epicenter of hypothetical earthquake? 2. What difficulty will you encounter if you only have data from two recording station?

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Recording
station
Time difference
in the arrival
San Jose
time of P-wave
and S-wave
(seconds)
Batangas
44.8
Puerto Princesa 32
38.4
Distance of
Epicenter from
the station
(km)
560km
400km
480km
Distance of
Epicenter from
the station
(cm)
4.2cm
3cm
3.6cm
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1. What is the epicenter of hypothetical earthquake?
2. What difficulty will you encounter if you only have data from two recording station?
Transcribed Image Text:Recording station Time difference in the arrival San Jose time of P-wave and S-wave (seconds) Batangas 44.8 Puerto Princesa 32 38.4 Distance of Epicenter from the station (km) 560km 400km 480km Distance of Epicenter from the station (cm) 4.2cm 3cm 3.6cm Guided Questions: 1. What is the epicenter of hypothetical earthquake? 2. What difficulty will you encounter if you only have data from two recording station?
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