Question

YES I know this is a biology question but I really need help

How do seismologists locate the epicenter of earthquakes?

Answer 1

THIS IS NOT MATH, NOW I WILL BAN YOU.

Answer 2

dont ban them

Answer 3

yes i will

Answer 4

Oh my god calm tf down.

Answer 5

The difference in arrival time between the two types of seismic wave can be used to calculate the distance of the earthquake's epicenter from the seismometer, as the further away an earthquake is, the greater the lag time between the detection of the S waves relative to the P waves.

Answer 6

that was from google lol but it still doesn't answer the question really...

Answer 7

lol

Answer 8

this page may help

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/locating.html

Answer 9

the basic idea is to use the seismographs to figure out how far the epicenter is away

doing it in 3 different locations will form 3 circles

where the 3 circles all cross is the location of the epicenter

Answer 10

this is similar to how GPS works but it's done in 3D so you'll need to use 4 spheres