The block of rock below a fault is the "footwall" if you are referring to geology/earthquake terms.
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 point of origin of an Earthquake within the earth is known as the hypocentre. It can also be called the focus.Directly above this on the surface is the earthquake's 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.
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 point of initial rupture is called the focus. The point above the focus where the seismic waves first reach the surface is the epicenter. The focus is underground, and the epicenter is on the surface, basically. I hope this helped. :-) NOTE: the focus may also be referred to as the hypocenter. They're the same thing.
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I think the word you're looking for is epicenter. The uncertainty is because that's actually the surface location directly above the hypocenter or focus of an earthquake, which may not have been what you meant.
Actually, the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin, which is called the focus, is referred to as the epicenter.
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 point of origin of an Earthquake within the earth is known as the hypocentre. It can also be called the focus.Directly above this on the surface is the earthquake's 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.
The epicenter.
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.
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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 point of origin of an earthquake is called the hypocentre or focus. The epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus.