Solve the following questions with the provided information The first P wave arrivedDegan.5. If the first P wave was recorded at 10:39 Y.Y. local time at the station in Figure 4.2, what was the local time at theepicenter when the earthquake began. (Hint: The earthquake began at the epicenter.)Y.Y. local timeACTIVITY 4.2BLocating an EarthquakeFigure 4.5 shows seismograms for the same earthquake recorded at three locations-New York; Nome, Alaska;and Mexico City. Use this information to complete the following.1. Use Figure 4.5 and the travel-time graph in Figure 4.4to determine the distance between each station andthe epicenter. Write your answers in Table 4.1.2. Use Figure 4.6 and a drafting compass to draw acircle around each of the three stations. Make theradius (in miles) of each circle equal to the station'sdistance from the epicenter as determined above.(Use the scale on the map to set the radius on thedrafting compass.) The circles you draw shouldintersect at approximately one point. This point isthe epicenter. If they do not intersect at one point,find a point that is equidistant from the edges of thethree circles and use this as the epicenter. Labelthe epicenter on the map.3. What are the approximate latitude and longitude ofthe epicenter of this earthquake?Latitude:Longitude:w4. The first P wave was recorded in New York at9:01 EST. At what time (EST) did the earthquakeactually occur?ESTFigure 4.5 Seismograms of the same earthquakeecorded in three different cities.THREE SEISMOGRAMSSeismogram A - New York, NY1 minuteHSeismogram B- Nome, AlaskaFIRSTS WAVESeismogram C-Mexico City, MexicoFIRSTP WAVEcont 68 Applications and Investigations in Earth ScienceActivity 4.2B continued170atTable 4.1 Epicenter Data TableElapsed time between firstP waves and first S wavesDistance from epicenter, in miles180 1704016050015050060140100070Nome1500130 120 11030002000NEW YORK802500A Figure 4.6 Map for locating an earthquake epicenter.803500Scale of milesNOME70Mexico City100 904000A450060PNew York805000MEXICO CITY5070550060006050BLongitude4030

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An earthquake is a sudden, strong shaking of the ground that is frequently brought on by tectonic…