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How do you locate an earthquakes epicenters?

An earthquakes epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus


What is the definition of epicenter and focus?

The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake, where the seismic waves are most strongly felt. The focus, or hypocenter, is the actual location underground where the earthquake originates.


The point on earths surface right above the spot where the first movement of an earthquake occurs is called earthquakes?

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What is the spot directly above the focus where an earthquake occurs?

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus where an earthquake occurs is called the epicenter. It is the point where the seismic energy is first released and is typically where the strongest shaking is felt during an earthquake.


Epicenter?

the location on the surface directly above the focus


What is the focus and epicenter of an earthquake?

The focus of an earthquake is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.


What is the origin of an earthquake?

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.


What is the location on the earth's surface directly above the epicenter called?

You have confused the term epicentre with hypocentre (or focus), whereby the focus is the point within the earth where the earthquake rupture occurs and the epicentre is the point on the surface directly above this.


What is the place on earth27s surface directly above the point where movement first occurs in an earthquake called?

The place on Earth's surface directly above the point where movement first occurs in an earthquake is called the epicenter. This is the point on the surface located vertically above the earthquake's focus (or hypocenter), where the seismic waves originate.


Underground center of an earthquake?

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.


Is the location on the surface directly above the focus?

The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the epicenter


Is the location on the earth's surface directly above the epicenter of an earthquake called the focus?

No, the location on the Earth's surface directly above the epicenter of an earthquake is called the hypocenter or focus. The focus is the actual point within the Earth where the earthquake originates, whereas the epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus.