How Stuff Works: ; Seismographs Pinpoint Quake's Epicenter
Charleston Gazette › August 05, 2008
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Every time a big earthquake is reported on the news, there are two pieces of information that are immediately available. The first is the strength of the earthquake on the Richter scale. The second is the epicenter of the quake, which tells us where the quake is the strongest, and also the fault line where the quake occurred.See the full content of this document
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How Stuff Works: ; Seismographs Pinpoint Quake's Epicenter
Scientists measure the strength of an earthquake using a device called a seismograph, also known as a seismometer. During an earthquake, the ground actually moves. We wan...
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