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Natali5045456 [20]
3 years ago
8

Why does the difference in arrival times of P and S waves increase at seismograph recording stations that are farther away from

the epicenter?
Geography
1 answer:
stepan [7]3 years ago
3 0
This difference increases because p-waves travel faster than s-waves. Therefore, if a seismograph is far from the epicenter, readings of the p-waves will arrive first, but since those waves travel faster than s-waves, it might be a bit longer before readings of the s-waves appear. 
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