Worksheet – Earthquake P-wave & S-wave Travel Time Chart Tutorial

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Worksheet – Earthquake P-wave & S-wave Travel Time Chart Tutorial

1) If you are asked the travel time of a P-wave or S-wave for a given epicenter distance: a) Go to the epicenter distance on the x-axis and go up to the correct curve, b) Go over to the y-axis and determine the travel time. Example 1: How long does it take a P-wave to travel 4,000 km? Answer: 7 minutes

Example 5: How far can an S-wave travel in 9 minutes? 2) If you are asked for the epicenter distance a P-wave or S-wave traveled for a given travel time: a) Go to the travel time on the y-axis and go over to the correct curve, b) Go down to the x-axis to determine the epicenter distance. Example 5: How far can an S-wave travel in 9 minutes? Answer: 2,600 km

3) If you are asked for the origin time (the time an earthquake occurred): a) Determine the travel time of the given wave (see #1) b) Subtract arrival time you were given minus the travel time. Example 9: If a P-wave arrives at a station 8,000 km away at 12:15:00, what time did the earthquake originate? 12:15:00 - 00:11:20 Answer: 12:03:40

4) If you are asked to determine the difference in arrival time between P-waves and S-waves: Line up a piece of scrap paper vertically on the epicenter distance given. Mark the locations where the P-wave and S-wave intersect your scrap paper. Line up the scrap paper on the y-axis with one point on the 0 minute mark. The second mark will indicate the difference in arrival time.

4) If you are asked to determine the difference in arrival time between P-waves and S-waves: Line up a piece of scrap paper vertically on the epicenter distance given. Mark the locations where the P-wave and S-wave intersect your scrap paper. Line up the scrap paper on the y-axis with one point on the 0 minute mark. The second mark will indicate the difference in arrival time. Example 11: An epicenter station is 5,000 km away. How long after the first P-wave did the first S-wave arrive?

4) If you are asked to determine the difference in arrival time between P-waves and S-waves: Line up a piece of scrap paper vertically on the epicenter distance given. Mark the locations where the P-wave and S-wave intersect your scrap paper. Line up the scrap paper on the y-axis with one point on the 0 minute mark. The second mark will indicate the difference in arrival time. Example 11: An epicenter station is 5,000 km away. How long after the first P-wave did the first S-wave arrive? Answer: 6 min 40 sec

5) If you are asked to determine the epicenter distance using the difference in arrival time of P-wave and S-wave: Find the difference in clock time between the P-wave and S-wave by subtracting the given times. Use the Y-axis (time travel) and use a piece of scrap paper to mark the time difference. Place the marked scrap paper between the P-wave and S-wave line on the graph. Slide the scrap paper along the graph to find the location that the interval is touching both P-wave and S-wave line. Determine the epicenter distance of this location using the X-axis.

5) If you are asked to determine the epicenter distance using the difference in arrival time of P-wave and S-wave: Find the difference in clock time between the P-wave and S-wave by subtracting the given times. Use the Y-axis (time travel) and use a piece of scrap paper to mark the time difference. Place the marked scrap paper between the P-wave and S-wave line on the graph. Slide the scrap paper along the graph to find the location that the interval is touching both P-wave and S-wave line. Determine the epicenter distance of this location using the X-axis. Example 12: The first P-wave arrived at a seismic station at 10:00:00. The first S-wave arrived at the same seismic station at 10:08:40. How far is this seismic station from the epicenter? 10:08:40 - 10:00:00 00:08:40

5) If you are asked to determine the epicenter distance using the difference in arrival time of P-wave and S-wave: Find the difference in clock time between the P-wave and S-wave by subtracting the given times. Use the Y-axis (time travel) and use a piece of scrap paper to mark the time difference. Place the marked scrap paper between the P-wave and S-wave line on the graph. Slide the scrap paper along the graph to find the location that the interval is touching both P-wave and S-wave line. Determine the epicenter distance of this location using the X-axis. Example 12: The first P-wave arrived at a seismic station at 10:00:00. The first S-wave arrived at the same seismic station at 10:08:40. How far is this seismic station from the epicenter? Answer: 7,200 km