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How s waves and p waves used to determine how far away epicenter?
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How is the fact that P waves travel more quickly the S waves used to determine the distance of an earthquake's epicenter from a seismograph station?
Given the difference in arrival times, you can determine the distance from the epicenter.
What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
Why are circles used to determine epicenter locations?
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How Can seismic be used to determine an earthquake epicenter?
Like a polyghraph squiggles show the techtonic plates moving.
What is used to determine the Richter magnitude of an earthquake?
The amplitude of seismic waves as measured by a seismometer.
How is the fact that P waves travel more quickly the S waves used to determine the distance of an earthquake's epicenter from a seismograph station?
Given the difference in arrival times, you can determine the distance from the epicenter.
How can seismic waves be used to determine an earthquake's epicenter?
The epicenr can be found by location the sound in the waves carried.
What is the difference of the P waves and S waves used to locate an earthquake's epicenter?
P waves, also called primary waves, are the first waves to be registered on a seismograph. The S waves, or secondary waves, are the second and slower wave to register on the seismograph. When locating an earthquakes epicenter seismologists take the first reading of the P wave, and then take the reading from the S wave. At the station of where the earthquake was recorded, seismologists draw a large circle from where the earthquakes epicenter could be. TO exactly located the earthquakes epicenter there needs to be at least 3 dfferent staions where the earthquake hit to determine its epicenter using the S and P time interval.
What are the two types of waves used to predict the location of an epicenter?
primary and secondary waves
What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
How can be determined the earthquake epicenter from seismic waves?
The simplified answer is that it works much in the same way you would determine the source of a sound (which is also in waves). Multiple measurements of the intensity are taken from different locations are used to triangulate an earthquake.
What two earthquake waves can be used to triangulate the epicenter?
Primary (P) and Secondary (S) waves
Why are circles used to determine epicenter locations?
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The method used to determine the epicenter of an earthquake is called?
earth method
What difference between P-waves and S-waves is used to find an earthquake's epicenter?
The difference in arrival time is used to find the distance to an Earthquake's epicentre.
Are primary seismic waves slower than secondary waves?
Primary waves are called so because they are the first to arrive, and secondary waves are called so because they arrive second. Based on this logic I would say no. There is in fact a marked difference, which is used to tell how far away the epicenter is from a particular seismograph.
What is meant by the focus and epicenter of a seismic wave?
The focus and epicenter are terms used to describe the start and spread of a seismic event. Toss a pebble into a pond , the spot the pebble lands is the main energy focal point, the epicenter is the immediate surrounding area of the strongest waves, the waves become weaker as they leave this area.
