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How can scientist tell how far the epicenter of an earthquake is from a seismometer station?
They need three stations to accurately tell where the location of something is. By measuring the time where it hit one station to the next, they can determine its location through a process called triangulation.
Can you locate earthquakes epicenters?
Providing you have recordings of the earthquake at three different seismometer stations then the epicentre of an earthquake can be found using a technique known as triangulation. For more information, please see the related question.
How many seismometer measurements are needed to determine an earthquake's epicenter?
Measurements from at least three different seismometer stations are required to locate an earthquakes epicentre. For more information see the related question.
When was Seismometer created?
Seismometer was created in 1880.
What is the seismometer and a Richter scale?
The seismometer measures how bad and earthquake is and a Richter Scale measures hoe bad a hurricane is.
How are seismometer stations used in determining an epicenter?
Triangulation.
How can scientist tell how far the epicenter of an earthquake is from a seismometer station?
They need three stations to accurately tell where the location of something is. By measuring the time where it hit one station to the next, they can determine its location through a process called triangulation.
Can you locate earthquakes epicenters?
Providing you have recordings of the earthquake at three different seismometer stations then the epicentre of an earthquake can be found using a technique known as triangulation. For more information, please see the related question.
How many seismometer measurements are needed to determine an earthquake's epicenter?
Measurements from at least three different seismometer stations are required to locate an earthquakes epicentre. For more information see the related question.
How many seismometer-station readings are needed to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake?
At least three.Please see the related question for an explanation as to why.A minimum of three seismograph or seismometer stations are required to locate the epicentre of an earthquake.
How many seismograph station are needed to determined the location of an epicenter?
Three stations would best pinpoint the epicentre by triangulation.
Why are 3 seismometers required to locate exactly where an eartquake occurred?
The seismometer records the P and S-wave arrival times. P-waves travel faster through the earth than S-waves and so they arrive at the seismometer station before the S-waves and are recorded by the seismometer first. The difference in arrival time between the two types of seismic wave can be used to calculate the distance of the earthquake's epicentre from the seismometer. This can then be plotted on a map, by drawing a circle with a radius equal to the distance to the epicentre around the seismometer station. This is then repeated for the other two seismometer stations and the point where the three circles intersect is the location of the earthquakes epicentre.
When was Seismometer created?
Seismometer was created in 1880.
Can you locate an earthquake with one seismograph station?
No. A minimum of three seismometer stations are required to locate an earthquakes epicentre. Please see the related question for more information.
How does triangulation work in structures?
A triangulation data structure is a data structure designed to handle the representation of a two dimensional triangulation. Triangulation is the one who is responsible for the creation and removal of faces and vertices (memory management).
What has the author Walter F Reynolds written?
Walter F. Reynolds has written: 'Triangulation in Maine' -- subject(s): Triangulation, Geodesy 'First-order triangulation in southeast Alaska' -- subject(s): Triangulation, Geodesy
What machine detects earthquakes?
A seismometer (the term seismograph may be used to describe a seismometer combined with an instrument for recording and displaying the amplitude and frequency of the seismic waves that the seismometer measures). Please see the related link.
