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Within the Earth, the focal point of the energy released in an earthquake is called the hypocentre or focus. This is where an earthquake actually begins. The place on the Earth's surface directly above this point is known as the epicentre.
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∙ 14y agoit begins on the plate boundary of the crust. At the epicentre which is where the crack in the crust first starts.
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∙ 13y agoThe point inside the crust where the earthquake starts is known as the focus or hypocentre.
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∙ 8y agoThe point where an earthquake starts is called the epicenter
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∙ 14y agoThis is known as the focus or hypocentre.
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∙ 15y agoThe focus.
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∙ 12y agoFocus
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∙ 6y agoFault line
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The point within the earth where an earthquakes rupture starts?
focus
What year did first earthquake start?
They never "started", earthquakes have been going on for as long as the earth has been around.
What is it called when earthquakes start below Earth's surface?
All earthquakes occur underground, the exact place where the earthquake starts underground is called the Focus. The location where the earthquake first hits the surface of the earth is called the Epicenter! Hope I helped!
How are minerals and earthquakes related?
Earthquakes and minerals are related through the earth.
How earthquakes change the earth Include earthquakes that happen under the sea?
earthquakes change the earth because the tectonic plates move, this also happens under the sea.
Where is the location on earth's surface above the point where earthquakes start?
The epicenter.
The point within the earth where an earthquakes rupture starts?
focus
When did the earthquakes start happening?
There are earthquakes all the time, and there have been earthquake since the Earth was created.
Why do earthquakes start at all?
That heat from the earth's mantle causes the tectonic or lithospheric plates of the earth's crust to move away or toward each other is the reason why earthquakes start.
An earthquakes point below earth's surface where an earthquake begins?
Focus
What is the name of the Point on earth surface directly above earthquakes?
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
When waves crash on the earth's floor how does it change the earth?
When the waves crashes into the earth it can start earthquakes in different areas unknown.
What is the name given to the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus or hypocentre is the epicentre.
Why do we have earthquakes?
earthquakes are start when two plates start to rub next to each other and the country on top starts to move there a earthquakes all around the world .
Where is the epecenter found in the Earth?
Concerning earthquakes, the Epicentre is the point on the land surface immediately above the focus of the quake. The Focus is the actual point within the Earth where the quake occurred.
What is the origin of an earthquake?
new English=earth-quackold English =earth-quakePlate Tectonics cause (are the origin of) earthquakes. The point at which an earthquake occurs (the origin within the Earth) is the focus or hypocentre. The point on the Earth's surface directly above this is the epicentre.
Are Earthquakes Constructive or Destructive Force on Earth?
earthquakes constructive force on earth
