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Two OBS arrays were deployed in the southern Okinawa Trough. Some of the OBS records revealed many earthquakes with intensive T waves but ambiguous body waves. A new method using T waves for epicenter locating was developed that was found to be as precise as the body wave method for locating epicenters when T waves are clearly recorded.
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Zuo-lin, C., Zuo-sheng, Y. & Naoshi, H. A method for epicenter locating by using T waves. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 12, 255–261 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845171
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