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A seismic station records the arrival of a P-wave at 10:05:30 UTC and the corresponding S-wave at 10:09:00 UTC. The S-P time interval of 3 minutes and 30 seconds corresponds to an epicentral distance of 2,000 km. What is the fundamental limitation of using this data from a single seismic station to determine the precise location of the earthquake's epicenter?
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