The epicentre
The epicentre
The place on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake is called the epicenter. This point is located vertically above the origin of the earthquake, where seismic waves first originate. The epicenter is often used to report the location of an earthquake, as it indicates the geographic area most affected by the shaking.
They are both words that re used to describe the origin of an earthquake. More specifically the focus is the point within the earth where the fault rupture and initial movement occur. The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface directly above this.
Focus
The origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter.
the plates under the ground banging together
The point on the earth's surface closest to the origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter. This is where the seismic waves generated by the earthquake first reach the surface.
The epicentre
The point of origin of an earthquake is called the hypocentre or focus. The epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus.
The point on the surface directly above the origin of an earthquake is known as the epicenter. It is the location where the seismic waves produced by the earthquake first reach the Earth's surface. Scientists use the epicenter to determine the geographic location of the earthquake.
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
epicenter
An earthquake's point of origin is called the hypocenter or focus. It is the location within the Earth where the seismic energy is released, generating the earthquake waves that propagate to the surface. The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter.
Earthquakes occur underground and are felt on the surface. The center of an earthquake on the surface is called the epicenter, and the center of the earthquake underground, where it occurs, is called the hypocenter or focus.
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.
The part of an earthquake that is directly above the focus is called the epicenter. It is the point on the Earth's surface vertically above the earthquake's point of origin, where the seismic waves are most strongly felt.