Epicenter.
Hypocenter or focus. The Epicenter is the spot on the surface directly above it.
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Epicentre
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Point Adelaide
The word focus (or hypocentre) is used to describe the location within the Earth where an earthquake occurs. The point directly above this on the Earth's surface is known as the earthquake's epicentre.
present point
The point on the ground surface directly above where an earthquake occurs is called the "epicenter." It is the location that typically experiences the strongest shaking during the earthquake. The actual location where the earthquake originates underground is known as the "focus" or "hypocenter."
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 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.
origin.
The point at which an earthquake begins is called the focus or hypocenter.