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The epicenter i think
Epicentre
Earthquakes result from stress in the earth's crust, so the are of geologic origin.
An earthquakes epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus
Earthquakes science
The epicenter.
The epicenter i think
Seismic Waves
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Well, the origin of the earthquake is called the focus, and the point on the ground directly above the focus is called the epicenter. In CA, earthquakes generally originate from the San Andreas Fault.
If you want to know what the name is, it is called the epicenter. If you want to know a location where all earthquakes originate, there isn't one. Earthquakes can occur along faultlines, or in the middle of a continent.
It is called the Point of Origin.
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
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.
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.
it is called the focus The epicentre.
The origin