GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Epicenter: The point at the surface of the Earth above the focus. Plates: Massive rocks that make up the outer layer of the Earth’s surface and whose movement along faults triggers earthquakes. Seismic waves : Waves that transmit the energy released by an earthquake.

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 epicentre is the point on the earth’s surface vertically above the hypo-centre (or focus), the point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The epicentre is the worst affected area on the Earth’s surface when the earthquake occurs. The point inside the earth right under the epicentre is called the focus.