3. What was the approximate location of the earthquake? 4. Which city on the map is closest to the earthquake epicenter? How far, in kilometers, is thi city from the epicenter? (use the scale)
3. What was the approximate location of the earthquake? 4. Which city on the map is closest to the earthquake epicenter? How far, in kilometers, is thi city from the epicenter? (use the scale)
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San Francisco
Denver
Savarnah
Houston

Transcribed Image Text:3. What was the approximate location of the earthquake?
4. Which city on the map is closest to the earthquake epicenter? How far, in kilometers, is this
city from the epicenter? (use the scale)
5. Which city, Houston, Denver or Seattle, had the fastest P wave travel time?
Which of those cities was closest to the epicenter?
Fill in the statement
below.
The faster the P-wave travel time, the
to the epicenter.
6. List in order the 3 cities seismologists would detect the earthquake in order from first to last?
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