Question

Which statement does best describe the location of the majority of earthquake epicenter relative to the location of volcanoes around the worl
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Answer 1

Answer:

The epicenter is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake.

Answer 2

Answer:

The epicenter is the point on the surface of the Earth directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake. The location of an epicenter can be found using three seismographs. By measuring the lag time between the P-wave and S-wave, each station can calculate their distance to the earthquake.

Explanation:

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both produced from the divergent and convergent movement of the tectonic plate boundaries. The best association to this is the pacific ring of fire wherein, most of the earthquake epicenters are located on the pacific plate on the ring of volcanoes.