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Where is the focus located on an earthquake?
In the Epicentre (middle).
What do you call the area directly above the focus of an earthquake?
epicentre :)
What is the place where an earthquake starts is called?
An epicentre ( epicenter) is the point of the earths surface above the hypocentre (hypocenter) or focus of an earthquake
Whats the difference between the epicenter of an earthquake and the focus of the earthquake?
The focus of an earthquake is the place where an earthquake occurred along the fault underground, while the epicenter is the place directly above it where the seismic waves were felt.The focus is where an earthquake starts and the epicenter is where the earthquake hits the hardest.The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicenter is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicenter is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.
What is focus of erthquake?
The focus of an earthquake is the point in the earth (usually underground) where the earthquake occurred. The epicentre is the point on the land surface directly above the focus.
What is another name for the focus?
Another word for the focus is the EPICENTRE (or if you are American the EPICENTER!) Of course the epicentre and focus are different in that one is on the ground and the focus is underground.
What mean earthquake focus?
asw2. The epicentre is the underground location of the earthquake, and the focus is the point on the surface directly above the epicentre.
What the difference between an earthquake's focus and it epicentre?
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.
What is difference between the focus and the epicenter of an earthquake?
The difference between the epicentre and the focus of earthquakes is this:The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicentre is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicentre is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.Hope this helped :)
What is the difference between the epicenter and the focus of an earthquake?
The difference between the epicentre and the focus of earthquakes is this:The focus of the earthquake is where the actual earthquake occurred and the epicentre is on the ground directly above the focus. The epicentre is used to say where the earthquake was in relation to places near where it occurred.Hope this helped :)
Where is the focus located on an earthquake?
In the Epicentre (middle).
Name of the center of the earthquake?
The underground centre of an earthquake is the Hypocentre or focus.
Where was the focus of the earthquake held in delhi?
right below the Epicentre
What do you call the area directly above the focus of an earthquake?
epicentre :)
How is the point of origin of an earthquake called?
it is called the focus The epicentre.
What is the place where an earthquake starts is called?
An epicentre ( epicenter) is the point of the earths surface above the hypocentre (hypocenter) or focus of an earthquake
The point on earths surface where an earthquake starts is called?
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.
