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How is the fact that P-waves travel faster that S-waves used to determine the distance of an earthquake epicenter from an seismograph station?
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Using the difference in their arrival times and an estimate of their velocity of propagation you can calculate the distance of the earthquake epicentre from the seismometer recording station. If you do this from three or more different seismometer stations you can triangulate it's position.
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One seismograph station by itself can determine the?
distance to the epicenter
What is the relationship between lag time and distance from an earthquake's epicenter?
The more is the time taken and the distance recorded by the seismograph, the more is the effect of an earthquake:)
How can geologists tell where the epicenter of an earthquake is?
The epicenter refers to the point on the earth's surface above the focus of an earthquake. Geologists determine the epicenter with the use of 3 seismographs. This method is called triangulation.
Geologists use the difference in the arrival times of P waves and S waves at a seismograph to determine?
The distance to the epicenter
Can the s-p time method be used with one seismograph station to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
The first step in this method is to collect several seismograms of the same earthquake from different locations. Then, the seismograms are placed on a time-distance graph. The seismogram tracing of the first P wave is lined up with the P-wave time-distance curve, and the tracing of the first S wave is lined up with the S-wave curve.The distance of each station from the earthquake can be found by reading the horizontal axis. After finding out the distances, a seismologist can locate an earthquake's epicenter.-New Boyz
Why three seismograph stations are needed to determine the location of an epicenter?
Three seismograph stations are needed to determine the location of an epicenter because each seismograph can determine distance to the epicenter but not direction. The point where the three circles intersect is the epicenter of the earthquake. +++ Focus - not epicentre, which is the point of maximum movement on the surface above the slip itself.
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.
Why are seismographs stations needed to determine the location of an epicenter?
Three seismograph stations are needed to determine the location of an epicenter because each seismograph can determine distance to the epicenter but not direction. The point where the three circles intersect is the epicenter of the earthquake. +++ Focus - not epicentre, which is the point of maximum movement on the surface above the slip itself.
What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?
epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations
One seismograph station by itself can determine the?
distance to the epicenter
What is the relationship between lag time and distance from an earthquake's epicenter?
The more is the time taken and the distance recorded by the seismograph, the more is the effect of an earthquake:)
How can geologists tell where the epicenter of an earthquake is?
The epicenter refers to the point on the earth's surface above the focus of an earthquake. Geologists determine the epicenter with the use of 3 seismographs. This method is called triangulation.
Geologists use the difference in the arrival times of P waves and S waves at a seismograph to determine?
The distance to the epicenter
Can the s-p time method be used with one seismograph station to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
The first step in this method is to collect several seismograms of the same earthquake from different locations. Then, the seismograms are placed on a time-distance graph. The seismogram tracing of the first P wave is lined up with the P-wave time-distance curve, and the tracing of the first S wave is lined up with the S-wave curve.The distance of each station from the earthquake can be found by reading the horizontal axis. After finding out the distances, a seismologist can locate an earthquake's epicenter.-New Boyz
The spread of P-waves and S-waves can help seismologists to determine the?
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake. [:
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.
What is a seismic travel time curve?
A seismic travel time curve describes the relation between the travel time of a seismic wave and the epicentral distance. It is used to calculate the calculate the distance of the earthquake's epicenter from the seismograph.
