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The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface away from which the seismic waves produced by an earthquake radiate. This is similar to the way waves or ripples in a pond move outwards in concentric circles from the point where you throw a stone into the water.
As such the epicentre is the point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus or hypocentre (the point within the earth where the fault rupture or movement actually occurs).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoEpicentre is the originating point of athing
e.g the epicentre of an earthquake is the point where it started
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∙ 13y agoDefinition of an epicentre:
The epicentre of an earthquake is the point directly about the focus on the earth's surface.
The epicentre is where the earthquake took place
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∙ 14y agoan epicentre is the part of an earthquake directly above the fault line. a fault line is the bit where the two plates rub together.
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What is point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake?
The point is the epicentre of the earthquake.
What is the originate of earthquake?
Its epicentre
What is the strongest point of the earthquake?
the epicentre
What is the place where an earthquake starts is called?
An epicentre ( epicenter) is the point of the earths surface above the hypocentre (hypocenter) or focus of an earthquake
Where is the focus located on an earthquake?
In the Epicentre (middle).
What is point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake?
The point is the epicentre of the earthquake.
What is the originate of earthquake?
Its epicentre
Name of the center of the earthquake?
The underground centre of an earthquake is the Hypocentre or focus.
What mean earthquake focus?
asw2. The epicentre is the underground location of the earthquake, and the focus is the point on the surface directly above the epicentre.
What is the strongest point of the earthquake?
the epicentre
What is centre of a earthquake called?
epicentre
What is above the orgin of an earthquake?
the epicentre
What is the place where an earthquake starts is called?
An epicentre ( epicenter) is the point of the earths surface above the hypocentre (hypocenter) or focus of an earthquake
What is difference between the focus and the epicenter of an earthquake?
The difference between the epicentre and the focus of earthquakes is this:The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicentre is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicentre is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.Hope this helped :)
What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus of an earthquake?
The difference between the epicentre and the focus of earthquakes is this:The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicentre is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicentre is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.Hope this helped :)
What is the spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurs?
the spot above the centre of the earthquake is called the epicentre.
How many epicentres can an earthquake have?
Each earthquake has just one epicentre.
