M A S T E R P A G E
Five Seismograms (key)
3.3d
Richter Data Table, Answer Key
LOCATION
AMPLITUDE
T
s
– T
p
DISTANCE
MAGNITUDE
Salt Lake City, UT
14.0 mm
56 sec
448 km
5.6
Pinyon Flats, CA
10.0 mm
59 sec
472 km
5.7
Tucson, AZ
6.0 mm
75 sec
600 km
5.8
Pasadena, CA
7.0 mm
68 sec
544 km
5.7
Yuma, AZ
13.0 mm
62 sec
496 km
5.8
Note:
Answers will vary.
Final magnitude
5.7
St. George, Utah, Earthquake Data
September 2, 1992 10:26 UTC
Location: 37 º 5.4' N latitude, 113 º 28.3' W longitude
Final Magnitude: 5.8
(Determined by University of Utah based on readings from 18 stations.)
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