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The diagram shows circles drawn by geologists trying to determine the location of an earthquake’s epicenter.

Map of the United notes. Three circles centered at Portland, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. The circles converge at San Francisco.

What does each star on the map represent?

A) location of an epicenter
B) location of a focus
C) location of a seismograph
D) location of a wave

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C) location of a seismograph

Each star is a seismograph station. Geologists use the distance from each station (drawn as a circle) and where the circles intersect to locate the earthquake's epicenter.