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The location on the surface of the earth immediately above the origin of a fault is called .?
epicenter.
Why is there more severe shaking at the epicenter of an earthquake?
Earth is looser at the fault lines.
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 is the difference between an epicenter and an earthquake?
An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the grounddue to the energy released by sudden movement and breaking of rocks along fault lines in the earth's crust.The epicenter is a point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of the earthquake.The focus is the point underground where the fault line starts rupturing.
Where would damage be more near the epicenter or away from the epicenter?
away from epicenter
A breaking point in the layers of earth?
epicenter
Where is the focus of an earthquake?
The focus (more correctly termed the hypocenter) of an earthquake is the point in the earth where the earthquake rupture or fault movement actually occurred. The point on the surface directly above the hypocenter is known as the epicenter.
Why can earthquakes cause a destruction far from the epicenter?
Because earthquakes rupture sections of a fault, sometimes for hundreds of miles. So it is possible for there to be just as much destruction anywhere along the fault as there is at the epicenter. (the epicenter being at the beginning of the rupture)
What is the exact location in a fault where energy is released during an earthquake?
epicenter
The location on the surface of the earth immediately above the origin of a fault is called .?
epicenter.
Why is there more severe shaking at the epicenter of an earthquake?
Earth is looser at the fault lines.
What is the difference between the hypocenter and epicenter of an earthquake?
The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter (100's of miles), the hypocenter is where movement first occurs in the fault, and the epicenter is where we feel the quake (when it's its strongest).
Where are earthquakes mosty likely to originate?
where the fault is at or the epicenter which is not where the earthquake starts it is the focus where the earthquake starts
Is the epicenter of an earthquake the point of rupture along the fault?
the epicentre is the point directly above the focus.
Why is Florida a target for earthquakes?
it is a target for earthquakes because it is on a fault line and the epicenter is right above that
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
The bending and buckling of rocks under great force produces a fold a fault a rift a epicenter?
a fold
