The S-P interval of seismic waves recorded at a seismometer is 8 minutes. Approximately how far away is the earthquake's epicenter from the seismometer? [equation: (S-P interval) = 0.00146 (distance to epicenter) ]

8 km

550 km

5,500 km

less than 1 km

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The S-P interval of seismic waves recorded at a seismometer is 8 minutes. Approximately how far away is the earthquake's epicenter from the seismometer? [equation: (S-P interval) = 0.00146 (distance to epicenter) ]8 km550 km5,500 kmless than 1 km