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Which process is used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
Question 20 options:
A)
Forecasting
B)
GPS measurements
C)
Refraction
D)
Triangulation
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D) Triangulation
Seismologists use the difference in arrival times of P and S waves at three (or more) seismic stations to determine the distance to the epicenter from each station, draw circles of those radii, and find the intersection point (triangulation).
Seismologists use the difference in arrival times of P and S waves at three (or more) seismic stations to determine the distance to the epicenter from each station, draw circles of those radii, and find the intersection point (triangulation).
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