GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The point where an earthquake originates is called the seismic focus. It is also known as hypocenter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two points where the rotation axis meets the surface of the Earth are known as the north pole and the south pole and the great circle perpendicular to the rotation axis and lying half-way between the poles is known as the equator.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Does ‘Epicenter’ Mean? Deriving from Greek by way of Latin, the prefix epi-means “upon” or “over, ” among other things. So it makes sense that the epicenter sits above the site where the activity of the earthquake takes place.

Detailed explanation-5: -The point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates is known as the focus (or hypocenter) of the earthquake. The point directly above the focus at the surface of the earth is called the epicenter of the earthquake.