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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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen scientists find the epicenter of an earthquake it is done using a mathematical equation know as a triangulation. This measures waves from 3 different stations and computes the average which will show you the epicenter.
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∙ 9y agoScientists use a seismic scale to measure the focus of an earthquake. The seismic scale is able to pin point where an earthquake hit the hardest and where it originated.
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∙ 12y agothe focus of an earthquake is the exact location inside the earth from whence it originated, contrasted to the epicenter, which is the point on the earth's crust directly above the focus.
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What is the spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurs?
the spot above the centre of the earthquake is called the epicentre.
What damage is shown at epicentre?
Epicentre is point where earthquake shock first reaches on surface so damage shown at epicentre is great
Name the point where an earthquake is strongest?
The strongest point in an earthquake is the epicenter.
Was the Kobe earthquake on a destructive margin?
Yes it was very near the epicentre of the earthquake
Why does an earthquake get weaker as you move further away from the epicentre?
This is because the waves fade as they get further away from the epicentre.
What is point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake?
The point is the epicentre of the earthquake.
What is the originate of earthquake?
Its epicentre
Name of the center of the earthquake?
The underground centre of an earthquake is the Hypocentre or focus.
What is the definition of an epicentre of an earthquake?
The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface away from which the seismic waves produced by an earthquake radiate. This is similar to the way waves or ripples in a pond move outwards in concentric circles from the point where you throw a stone into the water. As such the epicentre is the point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus or hypocentre (the point within the earth where the fault rupture or movement actually occurs).
What mean earthquake focus?
asw2. The epicentre is the underground location of the earthquake, and the focus is the point on the surface directly above the epicentre.
What is the strongest point of the earthquake?
the epicentre
What is centre of a earthquake called?
epicentre
What is above the orgin of an earthquake?
the epicentre
What is the place where an earthquake starts is called?
An epicentre ( epicenter) is the point of the earths surface above the hypocentre (hypocenter) or focus of an earthquake
What is difference between the focus and the epicenter of an earthquake?
The difference between the epicentre and the focus of earthquakes is this:The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicentre is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicentre is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.Hope this helped :)
What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus of an earthquake?
The difference between the epicentre and the focus of earthquakes is this:The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicentre is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicentre is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.Hope this helped :)
What is the spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurs?
the spot above the centre of the earthquake is called the epicentre.
