This is known as the focus or more correctly the hypocentre.
The focus of an earthquake is more properly called its hypocentre and is the point within the Earth where the earthquake actually occurred (i.e where the rupture actually starts).The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocentre.Please see the related links.
It is the point within the Earth's crust where the fault movement or rupture actually occurs.
An earthquake's focus is the point within the earth where the earthquake starts. The epicenter is the point on earth directly above the focus.
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.
You have confused the term epicentre with hypocentre (or focus), whereby the focus is the point within the earth where the earthquake rupture occurs and the epicentre is the point on the surface directly above this.
The hypocenter is the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts
the point within earth where the earthquake starts
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The focus of an earthquake is more properly called its hypocentre and is the point within the Earth where the earthquake actually occurred (i.e where the rupture actually starts).The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocentre.Please see the related links.
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It is the point within the Earth's crust where the fault movement or rupture actually occurs.
It's the "Fracture Center". The Epicenter is the spot directly above the earth that is the center of the earthquake.
It's the "Fracture Center". The Epicenter is the spot directly above the earth that is the center of the earthquake.
The focus or hypocentre.
An earthquake's focus is the point within the earth where the earthquake starts. The epicenter is the point on earth directly above the focus.
An earthquake is a vibration of the Earth produced by a rapid release of energy . The main features include the focus, the location within the Earth where the earthquake rupture starts, and the epicenter, the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus. Also the fault which is the fracture in the earth. And seismic waves which are waves of energy created when plates suddenly move. These cause the ground to shake.
The hypocentre (the point within the Earth where the rupture actually occurred) of the January 2010 earthquake was located at a depth of 13 km below the surface.