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i might be a 6th grader but i can still awnser you question we had talk about this not to long ago and what i can remember is that a seismograph is an interment that measures and records seismic waves and the epic center a point on earth's surface right above the focus of an earthquake i hope this helped! :3

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How could u tell were the epicenter is located with 2 seismograph readings?

The difference between the two seismograph readings could tell you where the epicenter is located.


The difference in of P and S waves provides a method for determining the epicenter of an earthquake?

Yes, the time difference between P and S waves arriving at a seismograph station can be used to determine the distance to the earthquake epicenter. By comparing this difference at multiple stations, seismologists can triangulate the epicenter location. P waves travel faster and arrive first, followed by the slower S waves.


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 do you use triangulation to locate an earthquakes epicenter with three seismographs?

To locate an earthquake's epicenter using triangulation with three seismographs, first, each seismograph records the time it takes for seismic waves to reach it. By calculating the difference in arrival times of the primary (P) and secondary (S) waves, the distance from each seismograph to the epicenter can be determined. Each seismograph provides a circular area around it, with a radius equal to the calculated distance. The epicenter is located at the point where all three circles intersect.


What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?

epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations

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How could u tell were the epicenter is located with 2 seismograph readings?

The difference between the two seismograph readings could tell you where the epicenter is located.


The distance between an earthquake epicenter and the location of a seismograph can be calculated because?

The time it takes for seismic waves to reach the seismograph can be used to calculate the distance between the epicenter and seismograph. By knowing the average speed of seismic waves in the earth, the time difference between the arrival of P- and S-waves can be used to determine the distance.


Geologists use the difference in the arrival times of P waves and S waves at a seismograph to determine?

the distance to the earthquake's epicenter. P waves, or primary waves, travel faster than S waves, or secondary waves, so the interval between their arrival times can be used to calculate the distance the seismic waves have traveled. By measuring this time difference at different seismograph stations, geologists can triangulate the epicenter of the earthquake.


The difference in of P and S waves provides a method for determining the epicenter of an earthquake?

Yes, the time difference between P and S waves arriving at a seismograph station can be used to determine the distance to the earthquake epicenter. By comparing this difference at multiple stations, seismologists can triangulate the epicenter location. P waves travel faster and arrive first, followed by the slower S waves.


How will two seismograms one close by the epicenter and one further away be different?

The seismograph taken at the epicenter will experience more rapid shaking because it is on the epicenter. The seismograph take further away from the epicenter will experience less violent shaking.


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 do you calculate the distance from an earthquake?

The distance from an earthquake epicenter can be calculated using the time difference between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a seismograph station. By measuring this time lag and using the known velocity of seismic waves through the Earth's interior, the distance can be estimated. The greater the time lag between the arrival of the P-wave and S-wave, the farther the seismograph station is from the earthquake epicenter.


If a p wave arrives at a seismograph station at 907 am and the S waves arrives at the same seismograph stations at 909 an about how fare is that station from the epicenter of the earthquake?

To estimate the distance from the seismograph station to the earthquake epicenter, we can use the typical speed of P waves (approximately 6 km/s) and S waves (approximately 3.5 km/s). The time difference between the P wave and S wave arrival is 2 minutes (or 120 seconds). Given that P waves travel faster, we can calculate the distance using the time difference, which would be approximately 360 km from the epicenter to the station.


How do you use triangulation to locate an earthquakes epicenter with three seismographs?

To locate an earthquake's epicenter using triangulation with three seismographs, first, each seismograph records the time it takes for seismic waves to reach it. By calculating the difference in arrival times of the primary (P) and secondary (S) waves, the distance from each seismograph to the epicenter can be determined. Each seismograph provides a circular area around it, with a radius equal to the calculated distance. The epicenter is located at the point where all three circles intersect.


Difference between seismograph and seismogram?

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What is the method used to figure out the epicenter of an earthquake?

epicenter and seiesmic waves, find the distance and seismograph stations


What are the steps of the S-P time method?

The S-P time method is used to determine the distance to an earthquake epicenter. The first step is to measure the time difference between the arrival of the primary (P) waves and the secondary (S) waves at a seismograph station. The second step is to use a travel-time graph to determine the distance to the epicenter based on the time interval between the P and S waves. Finally, by using data from at least three seismograph stations, the exact location of the earthquake epicenter can be triangulated.