It is called the focus or the hypocenter
The point beneath the earth's surface where an earthquake originates is called the hypocenter.
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin is called the "epicenter." It is the location where seismic waves radiate outwards from the earthquake's focus (or hypocenter) beneath the surface.
The epicenter.
An earthquake is the shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, usually due to the movement of tectonic plates. The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake's energy release originates, typically underground along a fault line.
The point beneath the surface where rock breaks and an earthquake is produced is known as the focus or hypocenter. This is the location where the seismic energy is first released during an earthquake. The point directly above the focus on the Earth's surface is called the epicenter.
epicenter
The focus of an earthquake is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. It is as close to the point of origin of the quake as you can get on the surface. The earthquake is strongest at that point.
The Epicenter
The strongest point of an earthquake is referred to as the earthquake's epicenter. This is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake originates, known as the hypocenter. The magnitude of the earthquake is typically highest at the epicenter.
Epicenter
The epicenter of the earthquake was New York city.