Since denvers longitude is 105 w and uticas longitude is 75 w, sunrise in denver occurs when

The sun appears to move westward around the Earth
at the rate of 360° every 24 hours =

             (360° / 24 hr)  =  15° per hour.

Denver is  (105°W - 75°W) = 30° west of Utica, so you'd expect
the sun to rise in Denver two hours after it rises in Utica.  

Geologists use  seismic waves to  locate an earthquake's epicenter.. 

None   they are   equally likely to occur on any plate boundary