What is the maximum seismic wave amplitude recorded in the seismogram in millimeters? What is the distance to the epicenter? What is the Richter magnitude of the earthquake?

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What is the maximum seismic wave amplitude recorded in the seismogram in millimeters? What is the distance to the epicenter? What is the Richter magnitude of the earthquake?
15
10
5
mm 0
5
10
15
S
0.0 0.5 1.0 second
Distance (km)
S-P (seconds)
1000
10000
1000+100
F
100+10
10+1
10.1
6-
4-
2-
Richter
Magnitude
Amplitude (mm)
1000T
100+
10+
1
0.1
Transcribed Image Text:15 10 5 mm 0 5 10 15 S 0.0 0.5 1.0 second Distance (km) S-P (seconds) 1000 10000 1000+100 F 100+10 10+1 10.1 6- 4- 2- Richter Magnitude Amplitude (mm) 1000T 100+ 10+ 1 0.1
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