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epicenter
Three seismograph stations are needed to determine the location of an epicenter because each seismograph can determine distance to the epicenter but not direction. The point where the three circles intersect is the epicenter of the earthquake. +++ Focus - not epicentre, which is the point of maximum movement on the surface above the slip itself.
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Your question is meaningless, there is either an absolute logation (x/y point) or an approximate location(near the house on the corner), there can not be an "approximate absolute" location.
epicenter.
The farther apart the arrival times of the different waves are, the farther away the earthquake is. :)
how do seismologist know how to find the location of a epicenter
Approximate location of what, exactly?
It is called the epicenter.
That would be the "epicenter".
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
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Three seismograph stations are needed to determine the location of an epicenter because each seismograph can determine distance to the epicenter but not direction. The point where the three circles intersect is the epicenter of the earthquake. +++ Focus - not epicentre, which is the point of maximum movement on the surface above the slip itself.
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