Question

Suppose receiving stations are located at Newport, Paragould, and Wynne. The distance from the earthquake epicenter to Newport is 46.56 miles, to Paragould is 27 miles, and to Wynne is 47.4 miles. Where is the epicenter located, give the coordinates? ( Hint: You will need to convert the miles to units, and you will need to draw circles.)

A) (30, 40)

B) (35, 45)

C) (38, 41)

D) (40, 50)

Answer 1

Finding the epicenter of an earthquake involves converting miles to kilometers if necessary, and drawing circles with radii equal to the distances around each receiving station. The intersection point of the circles is the epicenter. Without a map or the specific coordinates for the receiving stations, it is not possible to specify the epicenter coordinates.

Step-by-step explanation:

To locate the epicenter of an earthquake, one would generally use the distances from the epicenter to at least three different locations, where seismographs are stationed. Given that you have the distances to Newport (46.56 miles), to Paragould (27 miles), and to Wynne (47.4 miles), the next step would be to convert these distances to a common unit, such as kilometers if necessary, and then draw circles around each location with radii equal to those distances. Where these three circles intersect is the approximate location of the earthquake's epicenter.

To answer the multiple-choice question of where the epicenter is located, without specific coordinates for Newport, Paragould, and Wynne or a map to draw on, we can't determine the correct answer. However, if you're provided with a grid map or have the specific coordinates for these locations, you could use the process described to plot the circles and find the epicenter.