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Earthquake Waves

Earthquake Waves. Chapter 6-2. Focus and epicenter. Actual location of fault Up to 700 km below surface. Focus and epicenter. Surface location directly above the focus. Actual location of fault Up to 700 km below surface. P-waves. Primary waves Compression waves

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Earthquake Waves

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  1. Earthquake Waves Chapter 6-2

  2. Focus and epicenter Actual location of fault Up to 700 km below surface

  3. Focus and epicenter Surface location directly above the focus Actual location of fault Up to 700 km below surface

  4. P-waves Primary waves • Compression waves • Travel in a horizontal direction • First to arrive at a distant location

  5. S-waves • Secondary waves - vibrate at right angles to p-wave - particles move back and forth but wave moves forward - second to arrive at distant location

  6. Surface Waves • Surface waves - travel parallel to Earth’s surface - have greatest height - move like an ocean wave - last to arrive at distant location - are responsible for damage

  7. Locating Epicenter • Time lag between P-wave and S-wave indicate how far the earthquake is from a seismograph station. Lag Time

  8. Locating Epicenter • The lag time tells us how far we are from an earthquake but not from which direction Epicenter can be any where on radius of the circle

  9. Locating Epicenter • At least ____ seismograph stations are needed to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake Infinite number of possible epicenters

  10. Locating Epicenter • At least ____ seismograph stations are needed to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake Possible epicenter Two seismograph stations narrow possible epicenters down to two Possible epicenter

  11. Locating Epicenter • At least three seismograph stations are needed to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake epicenter Three epicenters narrows possible locations down to one

  12. DEMO

  13. Measuring Earthquakes • Mercalli Scale - rates earthquake according to level of damage at a given location - 12 steps to scale - same earthquake can have different rating at different locations

  14. Measuring Earthquakes • Richter Scale - rates earthquake’s magnitude based on size of seismic waves - works well with small, nearby quakes - waves are measured by a seismograph

  15. Measuring Earthquakes • Moment Magnitude Scale - estimates the total energy released by an earthquake - can rate all earthquakes - scientists look at type and strength of waves, amount of movement, and strength of rocks that broke

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