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What the point directly above the focus on the earth's surface?
The epicenter
What is the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
epicenter
What is the spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurs?
The spot on the surface directly above where the earthquake occurs is called the epicenter. It is usually the point on the Earth's surface closest to where the seismic waves originate deep within the Earth.
How are faults and epicenters related?
The violent shaking and destruction associated with earthquakes are the result of rupture and slippage along fractures in Earth's crust called faults. Larger quakes result from the rupture of larger fault segments. The origin of an earthquake occurs at depths between 5 and 700 kilometers, at the focus(foci = a point). The point at the surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter.
What is the term for melted rock under Earth's surface?
'Magma' is melted rock occurring under the Earth's surface. When it comes up and flows out on the Earth's surface it is called 'lava'.
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface under the earth?
Focus
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface of the earth?
Focus
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface of earth called?
This is known as the focus or hypocentre of an earthquake.
What is The origin of an earthquake under the surface of earthquake?
The epicenter.
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface called?
The epicenter.
What is the origin if an earthquake under the surface of earth?
The origin of an earthquake under the Earth's surface is typically the result of stress accumulation along geological faults, where tectonic plates interact. When the stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, it causes a sudden release of energy in the form of seismic waves, resulting in an earthquake. This process is often associated with tectonic activity, such as subduction, rifting, or transform boundaries. The point within the Earth where this rupture occurs is known as the focus or hypocenter of the earthquake.
What is the earths surface that is directly above the origin of an earthquake?
the plates under the ground banging together
What were the causes of earthquake?
The plates under the Earth's surface collide together:)
What is the point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the?
The point beneath the earth's surface where an earthquake originates is called the hypocenter.
Earthquake's center usually center aruond a single point under earth's surface called a what?
Epicenter
What between the focus and the epicentre of an earthquake?
The focus of an earthquake is the location within the lithosphere where seismic energy is released when slippage first occurs along a fault line. The epicenter is the location on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
What is the exact location of an earthquake on Earth's surface?
the epicenter (EP uh sen tur)
