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    Activity 2 (Locating Epicenter)

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    This document describes how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph recordings from three seismic stations. It involves measuring the time lag between the S-wave and P-wave arrivals (S-P interval) on each seismogram. This time lag is used to determine the epicentral distance to each station based on standard graphs correlating S-P interval and distance. Plotting the epicentral distances from the three stations on a map allows triangulation of the precise epicenter location. The document provides seismograms from three stations and guides the user to complete the measurements, calculations, and location of the epicenter.

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    Activity 2 (Locating Epicenter)

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    This document describes how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph recordings from three seismic stations. It involves measuring the time lag between the S-wave and P-wave arrivals (S-P interval) on each seismogram. This time lag is used to determine the epicentral distance to each station based on standard graphs correlating S-P interval and distance. Plotting the epicentral distances from the three stations on a map allows triangulation of the precise epicenter location. The document provides seismograms from three stations and guides the user to complete the measurements, calculations, and location of the epicenter.

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    This document describes how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph recordings from three seismic stations. It involves measuring the time lag between the S-wave and P-wave arrivals (S-P interval) on each seismogram. This time lag is used to determine the epicentral distance to each station based on standard graphs correlating S-P interval and distance. Plotting the epicentral distances from the three stations on a map allows triangulation of the precise epicenter location. The document provides seismograms from three stations and guides the user to complete the measurements, calculations, and location of the epicenter.

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    Activity 2 (Locating Epicenter)

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    Emilio L. Millondaga
    This document describes how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph recordings from three seismic stations. It involves measuring the time lag between the S-wave and P-wave arrivals (S-P interval) on each seismogram. This time lag is used to determine the epicentral distance to each station based on standard graphs correlating S-P interval and distance. Plotting the epicentral distances from the three stations on a map allows triangulation of the precise epicenter location. The document provides seismograms from three stations and guides the user to complete the measurements, calculations, and location of the epicenter.

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    Locating Earthquake Epicenter


    In order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake, you will need to examine its seismographs
    as recorded by three different seismic stations.

    O
    n each of these seismograms you will have to measure the -SP time interval (in seconds). The S- P
    time interval will then be used to determine the distance the waves have traveled from the origin to
    that station.The actual location of the earthquake's epicenter
    will be on the perimeter of a circle drawn
    around the recording station.

    The radius of this circleepicentral


    is the distance
    . One S- P measurement will produce one epicentral distance: th
    direction from which the waves came is unknown. Three re needed
    stations
    in order
    a to "triangulate" the location.

    Earthquake ’s Seismographs
    Use these three seismograms to estimate the -SP time interval for each of the recording stations. Record your
    measurement for the S-P interval in the box below each seismogram.

    Chichuahua Seismic Station Lag (S-P) Interval=__65__ seconds

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    Mazatlan Seismic Station Lag (S - P) Interval=___44__ seconds

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    Rosarito Seismic Station Lag(S - P) Interval=__59___ seconds

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    Epicentral Distance
    Use the S-P graph to the left and the estimates you made for the
    -P time
    S intervals for the three seismograms
    (shown again for your convenience)to complete the table below. Examine the graph to the right, a graph
    of seismic wave travel times. There are three curves on the graph: The upper curve shows S wave travel -
    time graphed versus distance, the center one shows P wave travel time versus distanc
    e, and the lower one
    shows the variation in distance with the difference of the S and P travel times.
    For the rest of this exercise
    you won't be needing the individual S and P curves, only the-PScurve.

    Station Lag Time (S-P) Interval(seconds) Epicentral Distance (km)

    Chichuahua 65 650

    Mazatlan 44 425

    Rosarito 59 580

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    Triangulation (Location of Epicenter)


    The illustration to the right shows a map of the earthquake region.
    The radius of the circle is equal to the
    epicenter distance.Locate the epicenter.

    Epicenter

    Tolerance
    I’ll accept your readings if you’ll get an actual reading ±𝟓, otherwise you will repeat this
    activity.

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