Epicenter

the epicenter is the point where the greatest damage takes place, but the length of the
subsurface fault rupture may indeed be a long one, and damage can be spread on the
surface across the entire rupture zone. As an example, in the magnitude 7.9 2002 Denali
earthquake in Alaska, the epicenter was at the western end of the rupture, but the greatest
damage was about 330 km (210 mi) away at the eastern end.[2] Focal depths of
earthquakes occurring in continental crust mostly range from two to twenty kilometres (1.2
to 12.4 mi).

P waves
P-wave is one of the two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in
seismology. P-waves travel faster than other seismic waves and hence are the first signal
from an earthquake to arrive at any affected location or at a seismograph. P-waves may be
transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids.
S waves
The S-wave is a transverse wave, meaning that, in the simplest situation, the oscillations of
the particlesof the medium is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, and the
main restoring force comes from shear stress.

Triangulation
triangulation refers to the application and combination of several research methods in the
study of the same phenomenon.[1] By combining multiple observers, theories, methods,
and empirical materials, researchers hope to overcome the weakness or intrinsic biasesand
the problems that come from single method, single-observer, and single-theory studies.

How to locate the Epicenter?

The distance between the beginning of the first P wave and the first S wave tells you how
many seconds the waves are apart. This number will be used to tell you how far your
seismograph is from the epicenter of the earthquake. Measure the distance between the
first P wave and the first S wave.
Recent earthquake happen in the
Philippine and other country.
MANILA, Philippines – Countries sent their condolences to
the Philippines after earthquakes recently rocked the Philippine island groups of Luzon
and the Visayas, killing at least 16 people. ... At least 16 people died, 81 were injured, and
14 remain missing after the magnitude 6.1 Luzon earthquake on Monday, April 22.

The islands of Japan are primarily the result of several large oceanic movements occurring
over hundreds of millions of years from the mid-Silurianto the Pleistocene as a result of
the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the continental Amurian
Plate and Okinawa Plate to the south, and subduction of the Pacific Plate under
the Okhotsk Plate to the north.

Magnitude
The magnitude is a number that characterizes the relative size of an
earthquake.Magnitude is based on measurement of the maximum motion recorded by a
seismograph.