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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.
How Can seismic be used to determine an earthquake epicenter?
Like a polyghraph squiggles show the techtonic plates moving.
What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
What is the term used to define the exact location of an earthquake?
epicenter
Is the epicenter?
Epicenter is used in the field of earth quakes. Epicenter means the spot where the earth quake occured or where the effects were felt the strongest
What is the process that is used to find an earthquake's epicenter?
Triangulation. First, they calculate the time between the first and second - primary and secondary - seismic waves created in an earthquake and use this information to determine how far the seismometer is from the epicenter of the earthquake. A circle is drawn around the seismometer so that it is in the center and the radius is equal to the calculated distance. Using this information from three different seismometers, two more circles are drawn and the intersecting point of the three circles is where the epicenter of the earthquake is located.
The method used to determine the epicenter of an earthquake is called?
earth method
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.
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 be used to determine an earthquake epicenter?
Like a polyghraph squiggles show the techtonic plates moving.
How many seismographs must be used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
Three sizemographs are needed to accuratley locate the earthquake's epicentre, the way to work it out is you draw three radi from the siesmographs to where the earthquake roughly is then you draw circles from that, the point where the three circles overlap is the epicentre.
What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake and epicenter?
you need to have 3 seismic stations to triangulate the location of the earthquake and remember a earthquake can be from the inside of the earth but not necessarily at the epicenter because no epicenter is a straight line down.
Why are coordinates used to determine locations include degrees minutes and seconds?
i want to know
What is a point of referencence?
Can be anything used as an anchor point to determine relationships of other locations.
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 method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
How are seismometer stations used in determining an epicenter?
Triangulation.
