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What is point on earth's surface directly above an earthquakes starting point?
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Point on Earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point?
Epicenter
What is the definition of epicenter and focus?
epicenter is the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point,or focus focus is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
What can earthquakes do to the earths surface?
Shake it
I want an information on earthquakes?
earthquakes are movements on the earths surface
How does the surface of the earth change when two continental plates collide?
The Earths surface changes shape when plates collide when the earths surface overlaps or when there are Earthquakes.
Where do earthquakes usually occurr?
Earthquakes ussually occur near the tectonic plates which cover the earths surface.
How do Haiti earthquakes happen?
they just happen earthquakes are caused from the plates under earths surface moving
What is the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earths surface?
Earthquakes!!!!
What are most earthquakes cause by?
moving tectonic plates on earths surface
What is the point on earths surface directly above an earths focus?
The epicenter
Do the earthquakes appear to occur all over earths surface or only in isolated regions?
Earthquakes occur all over earths surface because isolated regions are ice and for example California is not ice it is heat
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.
