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How is the distance to the epicenter of an earthquake found?
To find the distance to an earthquakes epicentre, you need the data from a seismometer. The seismometer records the P and S-wave arrival times. P-waves travel faster through the Earth than S-waves and so they arrive at the seismometer stati... Read More »
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How is an earthquakes epicenter found ?
Seismic data from at least three different seismographs is used to triangulate and use high-school trigonometry to find the location of the epicenter. Data from more seismic stations is used to double check and refine the accuracy of the da... Read More »
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Where on earth are earthquake epicenters more likely to be found?
Along mid-ocean ridges where new ocean sea-floor is forming and the transform faults associated with the mid-ocean, ridges, (the San Andreas and its associated fault networks like the Hayward fault are a transform mostly strike-slip fault n... Read More »
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