The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus or hypocentre is the epicentre.
The epicenter
It is the epicentre of the earthquake on the earth's surface.
The point on Earth's surface directly above the place where an earthquake originates is known as an epicenter.
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the epicenter
No. The point on the surface directly above the focus is the epicenter.
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the plates under the ground banging together
The focus is the point in the earths crust where the earthquake originates and the epicentre is the point in the earths surface directly above the focus.
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.
The point directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the epicenter. It is usually the point of greatest destruction.
It is the epicentre of the earthquake on the earth's surface.
It is the epicentre of the earthquake on the earth's surface.
The epicenter
on the surface, directly above the focus