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Some math you'll need for this lab...


δt is just the difference in time.

Let's say we have two times:
14:35:27.8 and 14:36:19.6

Their δt will be just the difference between the two times, or 51.8 seconds.


The equation you'll need to calculate the distance to the focus in kilometers is:

Distance

=

δt

x

Vp x Vs
Vp - Vs

...where Vp is the velocity of the p-wave, and Vs is the velocity of the s-wave.

Don't forget to convert that to cm on your map!