GUIDE QUESTIONS/ ANALYSIS:
1. Observe the three circles you have drawn. Where is the
56epicenter of this hypothetical earthquake?
2. Which province on the map is closest to the earthquake
epicenter? How far in kilometers, is this province from
epicenter?
3. In which of the 3 provinces listed in the data table would
seismograph detects the earthquakes first? last?
4. What happens to the difference in the arrival times between
P waves and S waves as the distance from earthquake
increases?
5. What difficulty will you encounter if you only have data from
two recording stations?
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