TheBasicsofEarthquakeLocation.pptVIP

The Basics of Earthquake Location William Menke Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University The basic data in earthquake location is Arrival Time, t The time of day that a wave from the earthquake arrives at a seismograph station The distinction between Arrival Time: time of day something arrives And Travel Time: the length of time spent traveling Is very important in earthquake location! Arrival Time ≠Travel TimeQ: a car arrived in town after traveling for an half an hour at sixty miles an hour. Where did it start? A. Thirty miles awayQ: a car arrived in town at half p