The diagram below shows the record of one earthquake on seismograms at three different stations in a seismic network. These three seismograms show

A. WUAZ is the closest station, followed by DUG, and then ISCO.
B. WUAZ station was right at the earthquake.
C. DUG station is farthest from the earthquake.
D. ISCO station is closest to the earthquake.
E. None of these choices are correct.


Answer: D

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