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    Earthquake, epicenter and mountain ranges

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    Earthquake, epicenter and mountain ranges

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    MODULE 1:

    VOLCANOES,
    EARTHQUAKE
    EPICENTER AND
    MOUNTAIN
    RANGES
    Map of Earthquake Distribution
    Map of active volcanoes
    Map of Mountain ranges
    1. How do you compare the locations
    of majority of earthquake epicenters,
    active volcanoes and major mountain
    belts?
    • Different areas on Earth most likely to have earthquakes,
    mountain ranges and active volcanoes are marked as
    boundaries of lithospheric plates as shown in the map of
    plate boundaries. Thus, the Earth’s lithosphere is constantly
    moving in slow pace causing geologic events and activities
    that happens along the plate boundaries. These boundaries
    either move close together, move apart or slide pass each
    other producing earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes.
    WHAT IS
    PLATE TECTONICS ?
    Earth’s
    lithosphere
    consist of the
    crust and the
    upper mantle.
    • According to the
    Plate Tectonic
    model, the entire
    lithospheres of the
    Earth is broken
    into segments
    called PLATES.
    •The plates move very slowly but
    constantly, the movement is called
    TECTONICS. Thus, the theory of
    moving lithospheric plates is called
    PLATE TECTONICS.
    • One of the consequences of moving plates
    is EARTHQUAKE.
    • Earthquake releases seismic waves (P, S
    and L waves), the first two is used in
    detecting the epicenter of the Earthquake
    because they travel in the Earth’s surface.
    TRIANGULATION METHOD
    This method is used to
    detect the epicenter of an
    Earthquake by utilizing the
    data from THREE
    recording stations.
    Steps:
    1. Take note of the time difference in the arrival time of the P and
    S wave in the recording station.
    Example:
    Recoding Station Time difference in the Distance of epicenter from
    arrival time of the P and S the station
    wave (kilometer)
    (seconds)

    Batangas 44.8

    Puerto Princesa 32

    Davao 38.4
    2. Compute for the distance of the epicenter from the station using the
    formula:
    d= x100 km
    Where:
    d= distance (km)
    Td= Time difference in the arrival time of P and S wave (seconds)
    3. To compute for the distance on the map, multiply the computed
    distance of epicenter from the station (km) by the scale of 1.5 cm
    then divide the product by 200km.
    4. Measure the distance of each of the computed scale (cm) using the ruler to a
    drawing compass. Center your compass on the station you have chosen. Draw
    a circle. For the improvised compass, tie on the tip of a toothpick at one end of
    a ruler with a rubber band, from the toothpick measure the computed distance
    (cm) on the ruler and place a pencil tied up with a rubber band and use it as a
    drawing compass. Center your compass on the station you have chosen. Draw
    a circle. Do the same for the other 2 computed scales.

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