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What is the point of origin of an earthquake called as opposed to the spot on the surface of the earth directly above this center?
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∙ 15y ago
The point of initial rupture is called the focus. The point above the focus where the seismic waves first reach the surface is the epicenter. The focus is underground, and the epicenter is on the surface, basically. I hope this helped. :-) NOTE: the focus may also be referred to as the hypocenter. They're the same thing.
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What is the center of an earthquake?
It is called the focus, and the point on Earth's surface located directly above the earthquake focus is called the epicenter of the earthquake.
Is the location on the surface directly above the focus?
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the epicenter
Is the location on the earth's surface directly above the epicenter of an earthquake called the focus?
No. The point on the surface directly above the focus is the epicenter.
What is the point on earths surface directly above an earthquake's focus called?
The epicenter
What is the location on the surface directly above the earthquake focus called?
epicenter
What is an earthquake's source called?
The source of an earthquake is called the hypocenter, the point on the surface directly above it is the epicenter.
Underground center of an earthquake?
Earthquakes occur underground and are felt on the surface. The center of an earthquake on the surface is called the epicenter, and the center of the earthquake underground, where it occurs, is called the hypocenter or focus.
What is the center of an earthquake?
It is called the focus, and the point on Earth's surface located directly above the earthquake focus is called the epicenter of the earthquake.
Is the location on the surface directly above the focus?
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the epicenter
The is the spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurred?
the spot above the centre of the earthquake is called the epicentre.
Is the location on the earth's surface directly above the epicenter of an earthquake called the focus?
No. The point on the surface directly above the focus is the epicenter.
What is the point on earths surface directly above an earthquake's focus called?
The epicenter
What is the location on the surface directly above the earthquake focus called?
epicenter
The place inside Earth where an earthquake starts in the what?
The point of origin of an earthquake is called its focus. The point on the surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter
What is point of origin of an earthquake?
The point of origin of an earthquake is called the hypocentre or focus. The epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus.
What is the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
epicenter
The place on earth's surface directly above the point where movement first occurs in an earthquake is called?
epicentre
