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Key In order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake, you need to determine the time interval
concepts/Understa between the arrival of the P and S waves on the seismograms from at least three different
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Knowledge Describe the types of seismic waves
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Name: Maria Virginia B. Teh Pahkiat School: Ramon M. Durano Sr. Foundation – STEC
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Triangulation Method
Locating Earthquakes
1. Difference between arrival times of P and S waves is determined. This gives distance to the epicenter from the seismograph.
2. Three seismographs are triangulated to give actual location of the epicenter (Figure above).