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fredd [130]
3 years ago
14

How do scientists determine where an earthquake starts?

Biology
2 answers:
Leno4ka [110]3 years ago
7 0
<h2>Answer:</h2>

Scientists determine it by calculating the distance of the earthquake's epicenter from the seismometer.

<h2>Explanation:</h2>

Seismologists use the difference in arrival time between P and S waves to calculate the distance between the earthquake source and the seismograph. Seismograph should be placed far from shaky places like traffic or lose surfaces. It must be placed on a hard rock where there is no disturbance of any kind.

Arturiano [62]3 years ago
3 0
Track the ripples of energy to the hypocenter
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