What is the the point where rocks break and release energy in the form of seismic waves?

Answer 1

The point where rocks break and release energy in the form of seismic waves is known as the focus or hypocenter of an earthquake. This is the exact location within the Earth where the seismic energy is first generated. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter. Seismic waves radiate outward from the focus and can cause shaking and damage when they reach the surface.

Answer 2

This is the point where the stress exceeds the strength of the rock leading to a brittle failure (or rupture) where cracks or fractures propagate through the rock mass. Where a pre-existing plane of weakness such as a fault is present this will control the failure behaviour with the shear strength of the fault plane rather than of the rock mass dominating the failure behaviour.

Answer 3

Look it up. Don't be lazy. Just read a textbook, gosh.

Answer 4

The point where rocks break and release energy in the form of seismic waves is called the focus.

Answer 5

it is the focus

Answer 6

The focus, or hypocenter.

Answer 7

focus