A Long Delay Between the Arrival of P-Waves and S-Waves

question 44

Multiple Choice

A long delay between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a seismometer means that

• A) the earthquake only produced P-waves.
• B) the focus of the earthquake was very deep in the Earth's crust.
• C) the seismometer is located far from the earthquake.
• D) the earthquake had a very small displacement.

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