Multiple Choice
First-order analysis of a seismogram record allows seismologists to do all but which of the following?
A) to identify the different kinds of seismic waves generated by the fault movement
B) to estimate the amount of energy released (magnitude)
C) to locate the epicenter and hypocenter
D) to develop a Modified Mercalli Intensity map
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