Epicentres Flashcards

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How do you calculate the epicentre of an earthquake?

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First, find the records of at least 3 seismology stations around the area of the earthquake. Then, use the time difference between the P and S-waves to find the distance from each station to the epicentre and draw the distances as circles. The point where all 3 circles overlap is where the epicentre is.

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