GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you call the spot above the focus on the surface of the Earth?
A
Fault
B
Crust
C
Focus
D
Epicenter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Detailed Solution The correct answer is Epicentre. Key Points.

Detailed explanation-4: -Epicenter is the place on Earth’s surface directly above the focus, or hypocenter, where the earthquake happened. (

Detailed explanation-5: -Epicenter is the point on the surface of the earth vertically above the place of origin (hypocentre) of an eartquake. It is at the epicenter that the worst effects of the earthquake are felt.

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