GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The point where an earthquake originates is called the seismic focus. It is also known as hypocenter.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earthquakes originate in tectonic plate boundary. The focus is point inside the earth where the earthquake started, sometimes called the hypocenter, and the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus is called the epicenter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.

Detailed explanation-4: -What are Seismic Waves? Seismic waves are caused by the sudden movement of materials within the Earth, such as slip along a fault during an earthquake.