Geology Homework

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Geol 210: Homework #2 Name _______________________

Locating Earthquakes and Measuring Their Magnitude

The figure below shows seismograms for the same earthquake that were recorded at 3 different locations (Fontana, Kramer Junction, and CSUSB). The horizontal axis is time. Each tick mark represents one second, and selected times are labeled in hours:minutes:seconds. The vertical axis is amplitude of shaking, and the amplitude scale is shown next to the seismogram recorded at CSUSB.

1) Mark with an arrow the arrival of the p-wave, the s-wave, and the surface wave on each of the 3 seismograms

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2) From the seismograms, calculate the time delay between the arrival of the p-waves and the arrival of the s-waves at each station and write your answers in the table below.

Station

S wave arrival time

P wave arrival time

Time delay between S & P

Distance to earthquake

Fontana

Kramer Junction

CSUSB

3) Using the diagram below and the time delay between the arrival of the p-waves and the s-waves, calculate how far away the earthquake was from each of the three stations, and write your answers in the table on the previous page.

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4) What was the maximum amplitude of shaking at the CSUSB station? ___________

5) Using the maximum amplitude of shaking at CSUSB and the time delay between the p and s waves at the CSUSB station, use the diagram below to calculate the magnitude of this earthquake.

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6) Use the distance of the earthquake from each of the 3 stations in your table (Fontana, Kramer Junction and CSUSB) to plot the location of the earthquake.

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Magnitude = ______________

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