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WE wish to describe methods of locating seismic events by combining data from several arrays. Several workers have determined epicentres using one array. A very rapid, automated location is possible, but epicentral errors were large, typically 300 to 400 km (ref. 1). By using more than one array an increase in accuracy is obtained without excluding the possibility of automation.
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LILWALL, R., DOUGLAS, A. Epicentre Determination by Seismic Arrays. Nature 220, 362–363 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220362a0
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