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What term is used to indicate the region where no earthquake waves reach Earth's surface?
Shadow zone is the term used to indicate the region where no earthquake waves reach Earth's surface. This area occurs beyond 105 degrees from the epicenter of an earthquake.
Is there a difference between the hypocenter and the focus of an earthquake?
No. The are both terms which describe the point or region within the earth's lithosphere below the surface where an earthquake begins.
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface of earth called?
This is known as the focus or hypocentre of an earthquake.
A sudden movement of the earth's crust is called a?
An Earthquake
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the point within the Earth where the earthquake actually occurred (known as the focus or hypocentre). From this point on the surface the waves of the earthquake radiate outward like the ripples in a pond when a stone is thrown in.
What term is used to indicate the region where no earthquake waves reach Earth's surface?
Shadow zone is the term used to indicate the region where no earthquake waves reach Earth's surface. This area occurs beyond 105 degrees from the epicenter of an earthquake.
Is there a difference between the hypocenter and the focus of an earthquake?
No. The are both terms which describe the point or region within the earth's lithosphere below the surface where an earthquake begins.
How frequently does the earthquake occur?
one time a year
Did the japan earthquake cause a hole in the earth?
no...the earthquake did not cause a hole in the earth
What is the shadow zone caused by?
The shadow zone is caused by the refraction of seismic waves in Earth's core. P and S waves are refracted (bent) as they travel through different layers of the Earth, leading to a region where they are not detected by seismographs.
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface of earth called?
This is known as the focus or hypocentre of an earthquake.
Can the earth open if an earthquake occur?
Yes, there are possibilities of the Earth opening during an Earthquake.
What is the impact distance of the earthquake that struck the region?
The impact distance of the earthquake that struck the region refers to how far the effects of the earthquake were felt from the epicenter. It indicates the geographical area affected by the earthquake's shaking, damage, and other consequences.
What is compound word of earth?
earthquake / earthworm / earthworks / earthman
focus?
the point within earth where the earthquake starts
What record earthquake shaking?
It was 2004 when a earthquake struck in the middle of theIndian ocean it's measurement is 9.8 critical scale biggest ever in centeries.
Which region would you be more likely to experience an earthquake the northeast region or the pacific region?
northeast region
