Suggest a reason why the value for To for each of the three stations are not the same. Station Arrival Time Pwave (Tp) Arrival Time Swave(Ts) Ts - Tp Epicentral Distance, km Time of origin (To) PLM 12:40:12 12:40:30 18 seconds 142 km 12:39:43 ISA 12:40:18 12:40:39 21 seconds 162 km 12:39:45 SYP 12:40:19 12:40:44 25 seconds 192 km 12:39:40

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Suggest a reason why the value for To for each of the three stations are not the same.

Station Arrival Time Pwave (Tp) Arrival Time Swave(Ts) Ts - Tp Epicentral Distance, km Time of origin (To)
PLM 12:40:12 12:40:30 18 seconds 142 km 12:39:43
ISA 12:40:18 12:40:39 21 seconds 162 km 12:39:45
SYP 12:40:19 12:40:44 25 seconds 192 km 12:39:40
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