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Most news reports about earthquakes provide information on the size and location of an earthquake.
What does this information mean, and how do we obtain it? Whats the difference between a large
earthquake and a minor one? How do seismologists locate an epicentre? To answer these questions we
must rst understand how a seismometer works and how to read the information it provides.
waves and L-waves). Typically, the surface waves have the largest amplitude and arrive over a
relatively long interval of time.