This is known as the epicentre.
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The epicenter
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.
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.
The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake begins is known as the epicenter. It is the point on the surface vertically above the focus or hypocenter of the earthquake, where the seismic waves originate. Seismologists use the epicenter to locate and map earthquake events.
Epicenter
The epicenter
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
An earthquakes epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus
epicenter
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The epicenter
Focus
the plates under the ground banging together
The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the epicenter. It is where the seismic waves originating from the earthquake's focus first reach the surface.
The point directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the epicenter. It is usually the point of greatest destruction.
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.