SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -The epicenter is on the earth’s surface directly above the focus where seismic waves originate. The damage caused by an earthquake is more severe when an area is closer to the epicenter of the earthquake as the intensity will be greatest/vibration strongest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Features of an Epicenter The epicenter is usually the location where the waves from an earthquake are most intense and, as a result, it is also the location with the most damage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earthquake waves diminish in intensity as they travel through the ground, so earthquake shaking is less intense farther from the fault. Low-frequency waves diminish less rapidly with distance than do high-frequency waves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Typically, the closer to an earthquake’s epicenter, the more shaking is felt. An earthquake can only occur where plate boundaries exist.

Detailed explanation-5: -The strength of shaking from an earthquake diminishes with increasing distance from the earthquake’s source, so the strength of shaking at the surface from an earthquake that occurs at 500 km deep is considerably less than if the same earthquake had occurred at 20 km depth.