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Approximately how long does an earthquake p-wave take to travel the first 6500 kilometers after the earthquake occurs?
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P-waves travel at speeds between 5 to 8 km/s, as such a P-wave may take between 812 and 1300 seconds (13 and 22 minutes respectively) to travel 6500 km.
Please see the related question on P-wave velocity.
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When an earthquake occurs seismic waves travel outward from the?
Epicentre.
What evidence do we have that Earth's outer core is molten?
There are two types of seismic body waves that travel through the earth when an earthquake occurs. P-waves and S-waves. When an earthquake occurs it has been observed that there is a zone at the opposite side of the earth where P-waves are detected but S-waves are not. S-waves are not able to travel through liquids where as P-waves can and as such it is believed that the shadow zone is caused by the presence of a liquid outer core.
How can you calculate the origin time of an earthquake?
arrival time-travel time
What are earthquake generated waves called?
Earthquake generated waves are called seismic waves. These are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers. Their velocity depends on the elasticity and density of the medium that they travel through.
What can happen to the Earth's surface when the vibrations from an earthquake travel through the crust?
hg
When an earthquake occurs seismic waves travel outward from the?
Epicentre.
If you traveled from Phoenix to Denver and then to Minneapolis approximately how many kilometers did you travel?
1737 miles, 2795 kilometers
How long does an earthquake p-wave take to travel the first 6500 kilometers after the earthquake occurs?
P-waves travel at speeds between 5 to 8 km/s, as such a P-wave may take between 812 and 1300 seconds (13 and 22 minutes respectively) to travel 6500 km. Please see the related question on P-wave velocity.
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If a P-wave arrives 4 minutes after an earthquake occurs at the epicenter how far is the epicenter?
P-waves travel between 5-8 km/s. As such the epicentre could be anywhere between 1200 and 1920 km away.
How long does it take mail from Bendigo to Melbourne?
To travel from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is about 152 kilometers. It will take approximately one hour and forty five minutes to travel.
How far is Glasgow from Morar?
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What do earthquake waves travel through?
earthquake waves travel through the earths crust.
How many hours would it take to travel 6378 kilometers if you are going 60 miles an hour?
Approximately 66.4 hours
Do earthquake P-waves travel in straight lines?
Earthquake P-waves don't travel in straight lines, they travel in like a circle after the earthquake has struck. These P-waves arrive first during an earthquake.
What is least distance we would have to travel from our solar system to reach the outer edge of the Milky Way?
Approximately 24 thousand light years or 2.27E17 kilometers (227,000,000,000,000,000 kilometers).
