<p>I don't know how to find the distance of the epicenter from New York 9:00UTC, Mexico city 9:00UTC and Seattle 9:00UTC</p>

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2014-12-14T03:06:19.060Z
Its impossible to find the epicenter of an earthquake with just 3 locations, you need seismic arrival times, and a velocity model (to know how fast p/s waves travel). This question needs a lot more to be answerable.
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How to find the distance from the epicenter?
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# How to find the distance from the epicenter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-14)

I don't know how to find the distance of the epicenter from New York 9:00UTC, Mexico city 9:00UTC and Seattle 9:00UTC

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Its impossible to find the epicenter of an earthquake with just 3 locations, you need seismic arrival times, and a velocity model (to know how fast p/s waves travel). This question needs a lot more to be answerable.  

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