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How do p and s waves provide the location of the earthquakes epicenter?
you have to find the s and p to find and then you have the awnser
How do geologist locate the epicenter of earthquakes?
Geologists use circles to find the epicenter of an earthquake.
How do scientists work out the epicentre of an earthquake?
S-waves and P-waves emit from the focus (epicenter) at the same time, yet one of them is faster than the other. therefore the S waves and P waves are directly proportional to each other. So all one needs is to do the math and trace the distance between the waves and there, you have found the Focus (epicenter) of the earthquake.
What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
How do scientists find the distance to the epicenter of the quake?
they used the focus
How do you find the epicenter of an earthquake by seismic data?
By finding the arrival time of the P waves and S waves :)
How do p and s waves provide the location of the earthquake's epicenter?
you have to find the s and p to find and then you have the awnser
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.
How do you use triangulation to find an epicenter of an earthquake?
the find the epicenter the find the focus from the epicenter
How do people sense seismic waves?
They use the Richter scale to measure the speed of the earthquakes. Levels of earthquakes 2.0 ---> can't be felt 4.0 ---> do not cause damage 5.0---> can cause damage 6.0 ---> considered strong 7.0---> is a major earthquake +++ That is not correct. You have confused speed with intensity. The Richter scale, which is logarithmic, measures the intensity ("strength" if you like). The speed is measured in ordinary linear units like metre/second or km/hr, calculated from observing the earthquake's waves' progress past seismographs around the world.
How do seismologists use seismic waves to find the epicenter?
Yes they do. they do this because if the waves come from the earthquake, which they do. they can just trace the waves back to the earthquake and find the epicenter - You are wrong you lied its false i used the answer of True on my Unit Review test and i got it wrong plz dont lie these test are important sir take ur lies somewhere else plz thank you-Olivia
What are examples of epicenter?
An epicenter means the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake so...it probably means where the spot on the earth's surface where the earthquake is really strong. To find a specific example, I suggest you search earthquakes.
