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Where was the earthquake?

Pencil and paper
Keywords: 
Earth systems
earthquakes
epicentre
interpreting data
Using data from three different locations, students calculate the time difference between the arrival of P and S waves and the distance of each location from an earthquake's epicentre. Students use these distances to locate the epicentre on a map of NZ.