In the figure below, the earthquake occurred 7,100 km from the seismograph. First Earthquake occurs 7,100 km away. First Pwaves arrive. Swaves arrive. 5 10 15 20 25 Time (minutes) How fast did the P waves travel in km/s? Seismic wave strength
In the figure below, the earthquake occurred 7,100 km from the seismograph. First Earthquake occurs 7,100 km away. First Pwaves arrive. Swaves arrive. 5 10 15 20 25 Time (minutes) How fast did the P waves travel in km/s? Seismic wave strength
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![In the figure below, the earthquake occurred 7,100
km from the seismograph.
Earthquake
occurs 7,100 km
away.
First
Pwaves
arrive.
First
Swaves
arrive.
Mww
10
15
20
25
Time (minutes)
How fast did the P waves travel in km/s?
km/s
How fast did the S waves travel (in km/s)?
km/s
How long (in seconds) did the P waves and the S
waves take to travel 120 km from the epicenter?
Assume the wave speeds are constant.
P waves
S waves
Selsmic wave strength](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fda14446f-ef4d-47d5-9b14-b7a32b5fa1b1%2F615a4bbd-9af2-4ebd-b3b2-0eb80211ad4d%2Fs0i2szw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:In the figure below, the earthquake occurred 7,100
km from the seismograph.
Earthquake
occurs 7,100 km
away.
First
Pwaves
arrive.
First
Swaves
arrive.
Mww
10
15
20
25
Time (minutes)
How fast did the P waves travel in km/s?
km/s
How fast did the S waves travel (in km/s)?
km/s
How long (in seconds) did the P waves and the S
waves take to travel 120 km from the epicenter?
Assume the wave speeds are constant.
P waves
S waves
Selsmic wave strength
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