How far away was the earthquake

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The velocity of the transverse waves produced by an earthquake is 4.94 km/s, while that of the longitudinal waves is 8.8426 km/s. A seis- mograph records the arrival of the transverse waves 46.4 s after that of the longitudinal waves.

How far away was the earthquake?

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