GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus called ____
A
seismic waves
B
fault
C
epicenter
D
seismic center
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The focus is the place inside Earth’s crust where an earthquake originates. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. When energy is released at the focus, seismic waves travel outward from that point in all directions.

Detailed explanation-2: -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: -Epicenter is the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts. Focus (aka Hypocenter) is the location in the Earth where the earthquake starts.

Detailed explanation-4: -: the part of the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake compare hypocenter sense 1. : center sense 2a.

Detailed explanation-5: -The point on the surface of the earth which is vertically above the focus is called the epicentre. It is the first place to experience the waves.

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