Multiple Choice
The __________is a direct measure of the distance from a seismic station to the focus of a distant earthquake.
A) time elapsed between the first P- wave arrivals from the first and last aftershocks
B) time interval between the first P and S- wave arrivals
C) magnitude of the ground acceleration of surface wave passing a station
D) how long before the earthquake your animals started acting agitated
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