If an Earthquake Has a Total Horizontal Displacement of S

question 111

Multiple Choice

If an earthquake has a total horizontal displacement of S meters along its fault line, then the horizontal movement M of a point on the surface of Earth d kilometers from the fault line can be estimated using the formula where D is the depth (in kilometers) below the surface of the focal point of the earthquake. For the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, S was 5 meters and D was 3.07 kilometers. Approximate M for d = 9 kilometers. Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

• A) m
• B) m
• C) m
• D) m
• E) m

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