Multiple Choice
A shallow-focus, large earthquake occurs directly under the South Pole.A seismic station at the North Pole would receive ________.
A) S waves from this quake but not P waves
B) both P waves and S waves from this quake separated in arrival times by two minutes
C) neither P waves nor S waves from the quake
D) P waves from this quake but no S waves would be detected
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