Identify the FALSE statement. Group of answer choices Seismic waves become smaller in amplitude with increasing distance from the epicenter. Earthquake magnitude is based on ground motion recorded by a seismograph; intensity is based on the amount of damage produced. Contour lines representing Mercalli values are used to delimit zones of quake intensity; the greater the quake, the higher the intensity values and the wider the zones. Earthquakes never have hypocenters (foci) deeper than about 100 km (60 miles).