A Seismic Station Records an Earthquake That Has a Maximum

question 45

Multiple Choice

A seismic station records an earthquake that has a maximum surface wave amplitude of 20 mm and the S-wave arrives 40 seconds after the P-wave. The Richter magnitude of this earthquake is

• A) 4.5.
• B) 5.
• C) 5.5.
• D) 6.

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