GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An earthquake’s point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

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-The place on the earth’s surface directly above the point on the fault where the earthquake rupture began.