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How do earthquake waves change as they spread out from the epicenter?
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What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
What is an epicenter and how do shockwaves produced an earthquake travel?
The epicenter is directly above the point where an earthquake originated. Shock waves are produced and propagate spherically along the epicenter.
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.
Why does an area that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake generally has a lower intensity than an area closer to the epicenter?
The farther you go from the epicenter, the seismic waves become weaker.
P waves and S waves are two kinds of seismic waves.?
No. S waves and P waves are energy waves sent from the epicenter of the earthquake. But they are the part of an earthquake that causes damage.
The spread of P-waves and S-waves can help seismologists to determine the?
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake. [:
What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
Which waves created by the earthquake are the strongest at the epicenter?
s waves
What waves do scientists use to find an earthquake's epicenter?
seismic waves
The energy of an earthquake called seismic waves originates from a point called the?
the energy of an earthquake, called seismic waves,originates from a point called the ? epicenter
What is an epicenter and how do shockwaves produced an earthquake travel?
The epicenter is directly above the point where an earthquake originated. Shock waves are produced and propagate spherically along the epicenter.
What is the effect of earthquake in the formation of tidal waves?
It depends where the epicenter is.
What is the effect of earthquake in formation of tidal waves?
It depends where does the epicenter is.
What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
What two earthquake waves can be used to triangulate the epicenter?
Primary (P) and Secondary (S) waves
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 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.
