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Locating an earthquake with recent seismic data

Objective

By the end of this activity, the student will be able to:
1. Identify P and S waves on seismograms,
2. Determine the distance of an epicenter from a seismic station using travel time curves,
3. Locate the epicenter of an earthquake by triangulation, and
4. Calculate the time of origin of an earthquake based on seismic data

More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: * Full version of activity (.pdf version - 20 MB) (.doc version - 5MB) * Slideshow for use in class (.zip folder containing presentation and .mov file - 7 MB) * Fetch recent seismic data for use with the activity from the Rapid Earthquake Viewer * Useful Annimations
Source: © www.iris.edu

Related lessons:

  1. Exploring Plate Boundaries with Seismic Data
  2. Finding an Earthquake’s Epicenter
  3. Earthquake Teaching Box
  4. Exploring Rates of Earthquake Occurrence
  5. Soap Box Derby Data

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