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epicenter is the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point,or focus
focus is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
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How does an epicenter contrast from the focus?
the epicenter is directly above the focus
Where is this earthquake's epicenter?
the epicenter is the area directly over the focus which is jus a fancy name for where the earthquake actually happened the epicenter is on the surface of the earth, no matter how far the focus is down in the ground
The epicenter of an earthquack is?
Directly above the focus
What is the point directly above the focus?
epicenter
The point below the epicenter is called the?
Focus.
How does an epicenter contrast from the focus?
the epicenter is directly above the focus
What is directly above the epicenter?
Nothing, the epicenter is dirrectly above the focus. Nothing, the epicenter is dirrectly above the focus.
Where is the focus located?
the focus is located under the epicenter. It is the origin of the earthquake. The epicenter is right above the focus.
How does Epicenter and focus relate to plates moving?
The epicenter is located (above the focus) at the earth's surface.
What is a sentence using the word focus and epicenter?
the focus of the earthquake was 7 miles down from the epicenter of northridge.
What the point directly above the focus on the earth's surface?
The epicenter
How do you use triangulation to find an epicenter of an earthquake?
the find the epicenter the find the focus from the epicenter
How focus and epicenter related?
The focus and epicenter are both "earthquake points". The focus is the point of origin of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion while the epicenter the very center or focal point.
What is the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
epicenter
The point on earth's surface above the focus?
This is called the epicenter.
What the difference between a epicenter and a focus?
The difference between the Focus and the Epicenter is...... The Focus is pretty much where the earthquake starts but some people say it is the center of the earthquake. But moving on the Epicenter is right above the Focus but on the crust. I hope that answered your question!!
How are the epicenter and the focus located?
with triangulation
