Kermadec_M7.4_Earthquake_111021.mov

For more about this earthquake www.iris.edu/retm
Teachable Moment from IRIS
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Kermadec on October 21, 2011 was recorded by 3 seismic stations in the U.S.: Hawaii (57° away), Texas (93° away) and New Hampshire (119° away). The animations shows a cutaway of the globe to watch seismic ray paths travel through the earth to the 3 stations.
Ends with actual seismograms from the stations.

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