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The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly vertically above the hypocenter (or focus) point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins.
The epicenter is only "far from the center" on very deeply centered earthquakes where the hypocenter (or focus) point in the crust is very far from the surface. Many earthquakes are shallow.
The depth of the hypocenter (or focus) point can be categorized as shallow (up to 70 km or 43.5 miles below the surface), intermediate (70 to 300 km), or deep (greater than 300 km or 186 miles).
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What is the location on the earth and surface directly above the point where an earthquake begins?
The term that describes the point on the Earth's surface above the area where an earthquake originates is it's epicenter.
The point at wich an earthquake begins is called?
The point underground is the focus. On the surface it's called the epicenter
What is the heart of a earthquake?
The epicenter.
What is the role of an epicenter?
The word epicenter is typically heard after an earthquake has occurred. This word refers to the area of first impact by the earthquake, and is used to tell how big the earthquake was.
What is an origin of an earthquake called?
The origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter.
What the difference an earthquake and epicenter?
earthquake is the shaking of the earth while epicenter is the point beneath the surface of the earth where the earthquake begins
What name is given to the point at which an earthquake begins?
The point at which an earthquake begins is referred to as the epicenter of the quake.
What do you call the exact place an earthquake begins?
epicenter
What the place where movement begins during an earthquake?
the moon.
What is the point on the earths surface that is directly above where the earthquake begins?
epicenter
Where earthquake more stronger in epicenter or in the edge of the earthquake?
At epicenter.
What is the location on the earth and surface directly above the point where an earthquake begins?
The term that describes the point on the Earth's surface above the area where an earthquake originates is it's epicenter.
The point at wich an earthquake begins is called?
The point underground is the focus. On the surface it's called the epicenter
When a earthquake occurs energy radiates in all directions from what source?
The location inside the Earth where an earthquake begins is called the focus. The point at the Earth's surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter. The strongest shaking happens at the epicenter.
What is the center of an earthquake is called?
The epicenter.
What is the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
epicenter
What is the place on earth27s surface directly above the point where movement first occurs in an earthquake called?
This is known as the earthquake's epicentre.
