Which risk increases when a coastal city's earthquake early warning system depends exclusively on shallow crustal seismic sensors?

A)Tsunami warning latency increases greatly✓

B)Automated infrastructure shutdowns trigger excessively

C)Landslide prediction accuracy systematically decreases

D)High-frequency data storage systems will overload

💡 Explanation

Tsunami warning latency increases because subduction zone earthquakes originating offshore transmit energy efficiently through deeper, farther sensors using pressure waves. This wave propagation is quicker than the shallow crustal P-waves near the epicenter, therefore deep sensor information offers early warning, providing increased lead-time rather than relying solely on slower-arriving surface readings.

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Which risk increases when a coastal city's earthquake early warning system depends exclusively on shallow crustal seismic sensors?

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