The epicenter.
Focus
The epicenter.
Focus
This is known as the focus or hypocentre of an earthquake.
the plates under the ground banging together
The point on the earth's surface closest to the origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter. This is where the seismic waves generated by the earthquake first reach the surface.
The point of origin of an Earthquake within the earth is known as the hypocentre. It can also be called the focus.Directly above this on the surface is the earthquake's epicenter.
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.
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. It is as close to the point of origin of the quake as you can get on the surface. The earthquake is strongest at that point.
The point on the surface directly above the origin of an earthquake is known as the epicenter. It is the location where the seismic waves produced by the earthquake first reach the Earth's surface. Scientists use the epicenter to determine the geographic location of the earthquake.
The epicentre
The epicentre