An earthquake generates both transverse (S) and longitudinal (P) sound – McqOptions

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1.	An earthquake generates both transverse (S) and longitudinal (P) sound waves in the earth. The speed of S waves is about 4.5 km/s and that of P waves is about 8.0 km/s. A seismograph records P and S waves from an earthquake. The first P wave arrives 4.0 min before the first S wave. The epicenter of the earthquake is located at a distance about [AIIMS 2003]
A.	25 km
B.	250 km
C.	2500 km
D.	5000 km
Answer» D. 5000 km

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