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Earthquake Lesson: Earthquake Location - Activity

File Name	a.earthquakelocation.doc
Data Type	document
Computer Program	Not specified
File Size	552.00 KB - 1 file
Expert Level	High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor	Deborah Kane
Source	No source
Resource Matrix	Earthquakes

Description
In this activity, students use synthetic seismic data to learn how seismologists locate earthquakes. The introductory and follow-up slides give a demonstration of how this is done (prior to students being asked to do it themselves), discuss the difference between the hypocenter (also known as the focus) of an earthquake and the epicenter, and cover the definition of a seismic gap with an example from southern California.