Using the S-minus-P time intervals and the travel-time curves in Fig. , determine the distance from the epicenter (in kilometers) for each seismic station

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Using the S-minus-P time intervals and the travel-time curves in Fig. , determine the distance from the epicenter (in kilometers) for each seismic station.

Figure A11.3.1
SSPA
WCI
17:52:00
P-wave
first arrival
S-wave
first arrival
17:53:00
17:54:00
17:55:00
60 seconds
P-wave
first arrival
S-wave
first arrival
P-wave
first arrival
S-wave
first arrival
WVT
10
T T
17:56:00
QQ
17:52:00
17:53:00
17:54:00
17:55:00
17:56:00
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on August 23, 2011 (hours: minutes: seconds)
Transcribed Image Text:Figure A11.3.1 SSPA WCI 17:52:00 P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival 17:53:00 17:54:00 17:55:00 60 seconds P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival WVT 10 T T 17:56:00 QQ 17:52:00 17:53:00 17:54:00 17:55:00 17:56:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on August 23, 2011 (hours: minutes: seconds)
10
Time since the earthquake occurred (minutes)
ΤΑ
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
15-
15
Surface-wave first arrival
S-wave first arrival
P-wave first arrival
5
1000
Dashed rectangle is the area of the
travel-time graph B (right)
2000
Great-circle distance between the epicenter
and the seismograph (kilometers)
150
Time since the earthquake occurred (seconds)
50-
100-
B
4000
200-
S-wave first arrival
P-wave first arrival
-667 km-
200
400
600
800
Great-circle distance between the epicenter
and the seismograph (kilometers)
70 s
S-P time
1000
10
GRAPHS OF
SEISMIC WAVE
TRAVEL TIME
VS.
DISTANCE
Transcribed Image Text:10 Time since the earthquake occurred (minutes) ΤΑ 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 15- 15 Surface-wave first arrival S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival 5 1000 Dashed rectangle is the area of the travel-time graph B (right) 2000 Great-circle distance between the epicenter and the seismograph (kilometers) 150 Time since the earthquake occurred (seconds) 50- 100- B 4000 200- S-wave first arrival P-wave first arrival -667 km- 200 400 600 800 Great-circle distance between the epicenter and the seismograph (kilometers) 70 s S-P time 1000 10 GRAPHS OF SEISMIC WAVE TRAVEL TIME VS. DISTANCE
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can you verify that this is correct? for sspa I got around 300 km so im unsure

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