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There is a network of seismometers (earth-quake detectors) setup around the world. When an earthquake occurs it releases a set of powerful waves which travel through the Earth and are detected by the seismometers. By comparing the time taken to reach each seismometer the epicentre of the earthquake can be triangulated.
What else can I help you with?
focus?
the point within earth where the earthquake starts
Where does a shockwave in an earthquake start?
It starts at the focus or hypocentre of the earthquake.
What do scientists use to locate an earthquake?
tertiary
Where earthquake begins?
it starts in the focus
How many stations are needed to locate an earthquake?
Typically, at least three seismic stations are needed to accurately locate an earthquake by using triangulation. The more stations that record the earthquake, the more accurate the determination of its location can be.
What part of speech is locate?
Locate is a verb. For example: Engineers worked to locate the fault responsible for the earthquake. Locatable, a derivative of locate, is an adjective. Location is a noun.
How many recordings do you need to locate the epicentre of an earthquake?
3
How do geologist locate the epicentre of an earthquake?
By using seismographs and scales
When is 2012 earthquake starts?
There will, no doubt, be an earthquake in 2012 but no one can know when or where it will happen, or how severe it will be.
What is the name above an earthquake?
The point at which the earthquake starts - is the Epicentre.
What is a earthquake fact that starts with Q?
Quiver
What is an earthquake word that starts with the letter A?
AWSOME
