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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 distance about

A

25 km

B

250 km

C

2500 km

D

5000 km

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