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Is data about an earthquake from two seismographic stations enough information to locate the epicenter?
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∙ 14y ago
From Science Explorer Prentice Hall Earth Science:
" Geologists use seismic waves to locate an earthquake's epicenter. Seismic waves travel at different speeds. P waves arrive at a seismograph first, with S waves following close behind. To tell how far the epicenter is from the seismograph, scientists measure the difference between the arrival time of the P waves and S waves. The farther away an earthquake is, the greater the time between arrival of the P waves and the S waves."
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∙ 14y agoTo locate an earthquake epicentre you need information from a minimum of three seismic station.
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What is the fewer number of seismographic stations that must record the arrival time of waves in order for the epicenter of an earthquake to be located?
3
What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake epicenter?
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
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.
What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquakes epicenter?
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
What is the minimum number of the seismograph stations needed to locate an epicenter?
The minimum number of seismographs needed to locate an epicenter of an earthquake is 3.
How would you locate the epicenter of an earthquake once you have determined the distance from the epicenter of the earthquake to each of three seismographic stations?
The three stations' rings that showed the distance from the epicenter and in that area would be where the epicenter is.
Can geologist use data from only two seismographic stations to locate an earthquake's epicenter?
yes it can
What is the fewer number of seismographic stations that must record the arrival time of waves in order for the epicenter of an earthquake to be located?
3
What is the fewest number of seismographic stations that record the arrival time of P and S waves in order to for the epicenter of an earthquake to be located?
3
What is the fewest number of seismographic stations that must record the arrival time of P and S waves in order for the epicenter of an earthquake to be located?
3
What information do you need to completely describe where an earthquake started?
To locate the epicenter of an earthquake, you must have SEISMOGRAMS from at least three seismic stations.
What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake epicenter?
The minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter is THREE.
The epicenter of an earthquake is determined by?
determining the distance from the earthquake by three recording stations.
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.
How many stations are needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
3
How many stations do you need to locate the epicenter of the earthquake?
Three
