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Locating Earthquake Epicenters Worksheet by Syed Ameer Sibuma is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This activity sheet provides instructions for students to locate the epicenter of an earthquake that occurred in the Philippines in 1990 using data from three seismic stations. Students are given hypothetical seismogram records and travel time curves from stations in different provinces. They calculate the distance from each station to the epicenter and triangulate their location on a map. The activity aims to help students understand how geologists identify earthquake epicenters. It also discusses the impo
- Author
- Syed Ameer Sibuma
- Language
- EN