Solved: An earthquake produces longitudinal P waves that
Chapter 15, Problem 61(choose chapter or problem)
An earthquake produces longitudinal P waves that travel outwardat 8000 mis and transverse S waves that move at 4500 mis.A seismograph at some distance from the earthquake recordsthe arrival of the S waves 2.0 min after the arrival of theP waves. How far away was the earthquake? You can assumethat the waves travel in straight lines, although actual se ismicwaves follow more complex routes.
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