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The point below the epicenter is called the?
The point below the epicenter is called the focus. It is where the earthquake originates and radiates outwards in all directions.
The epicenter of an earthquack is?
Directly above the focus
Is the earths surface directly above the epicenter is called the focus?
No, the Earth's surface directly above the epicenter is called the "epicenter," while the "focus" (or hypocenter) is the actual point within the Earth where an earthquake originates. The epicenter is located directly above the focus on the surface. Therefore, they refer to different locations related to an earthquake's origin.
How is the focus of the earthquake related to the epic center?
The focus of an earthquake, also known as the hypocenter, is the point within the Earth where the seismic energy is released. The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus. The focus and epicenter are related in that the epicenter provides a visualization of where the earthquake originated from in the Earth's crust.
Is the epicenter of an earthquake far from the earth's center?
Yes, the epicenter of an earthquake is far from the Earth's center. The epicenter is defined as the point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake originates, known as the focus or hypocenter, which is typically located several kilometers beneath the surface. In contrast, the Earth's center is about 6,371 kilometers (3,959 miles) deep, making the epicenter relatively close to the surface compared to the Earth's core.
How does Epicenter and focus relate to plates moving?
The epicenter is located (above the focus) at the earth's surface.
What is a sentence using the word focus and epicenter?
the focus of the earthquake was 7 miles down from the epicenter of northridge.
How focus and epicenter related?
The focus and epicenter are both "earthquake points". The focus is the point of origin of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion while the epicenter the very center or focal point.
The point on earth's surface above the focus?
This is called the epicenter.
What is the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
epicenter
What the difference between a epicenter and a focus?
The difference between the Focus and the Epicenter is...... The Focus is pretty much where the earthquake starts but some people say it is the center of the earthquake. But moving on the Epicenter is right above the Focus but on the crust. I hope that answered your question!!
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.
What is the differents between the epicenter and the focus?
The focus is below ground that is where the earth quake happens. The epicenter is above because that is where it is located
What is the effect of epicenter and focus?
foc
How are the epicenter and the focus located?
with triangulation
What is directly above the epicenter?
Nothing, the epicenter is dirrectly above the focus. Nothing, the epicenter is dirrectly above the focus.
What the point directly above the focus on the earth's surface?
The epicenter
