By Owen

What went wrong with today’s lab? List all the variables that disturbed our results and create a solution to make the outcome more accurate.

There where simply just to many variables, between the different people, leg size, size of step and speed it is just to hard to accurately predict where they started with all these different variables.

– Why do you need more than one seismometer station to find the epicentre of an earthquake? Why is one not enough?

Because they only measure around where the earth quake started meaning you could only go the wrong way, but if you have 2 then you can look at where they over lap giving 2 spots where it could have started and then if you have 3 they will over lap even more giving an even more accurate reading.

Why do you think identifying an epicentre location is important for our  society?

It is important because it will give you the information for an estimate for when and where you should prepare for and earthquake. It will tell you where not to build (like on top of fault lines). it also tells people how they should build their houses, as you will need a stronger house if you are constantly attacked by earthquakes.

How could we use this data in an emergency response situation?

We can find where we need to get to the quickest as people closest to the initial earthquake, because those people who got trapped probably have a lesser chance of survival with the worst being thrown at them. the people farthest from the blast will have less of an effect, still deadly but not as bad.