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Locate an Earthquake Epicenter

1.0 -Obtain 3 Seismographs

1.1- Locate P-wave

arrival time

1.2- Locate S-wave

arrival time

1.3 -Calculate S-P

Time Delay

2.0 –Convert time to distance

2.1- Locate seismic wave travel time

graph

0.2-Be able to define epicenter

2.2- Using graph, convert

S-P time delay kilometers

3.0 –Locating the earthquake Epicenter

3.1- Locate the map and the three seismic

stations3.2- Expand compass to represent distance

3.3- Draw circles around each

seismic station

3.4- Label Epicenter where

3 circles intersect

Entry-Level Skills

1.4 –Record Data

2.3- Record Data

0.1-Know how to read a seismograph