Question

An earthquake originated in New York State. The P-wave travel time for this earthquake was recorded in the data table below for four widely separated seismic stations, A, B, C, and D If the first P-wave arrived at seismic station A at 10hrs:22min:30sec, what was the origin time for the earthquake?

Answer 1

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Answer:

The correct answer is option :  c. 10hrs: 14min: 10sec.

Explanation:

The question provides the following information to answer the question:

The P wave takes time to reach Seismic station A = 8 min:20 sec

P-wave arrived at seismic station A at : 10hrs:22min:30sec

So, the origin time of earthquake would be: 10hrs:22min:30sec - 8 min:20 sec = 10hrs: 14min: 10sec.

Thus, the correct answer is :  10hrs: 14min: 10sec.