The distance from Albany, New York , to the epicenter of this earthquake is 5600 km. Approximately how much longer did it take for the S wave to arrive at Albany than the P wave ?

a. 7 minutes and 10 seconds
b. 9 minutes and 0 seconds
c. 16 minutes and 10 seconds

Question

The distance from Albany, New York , to the epicenter of this earthquake is 5600 km. Approximately how much longer did it take for the S wave to arrive at Albany than the P wave ? 

a. 7 minutes and 10 seconds
b. 9 minutes and 0 seconds
c. 16 minutes and 10 seconds

anonymous · Answer

i think this is earth science not physics

mos1635 · Answer

no it"s physics allwright
we need speed of S wave and speed of P wave
(also if deapth not << of distance we need that too)