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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The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake, where the seismic waves are most strongly felt. The focus, or hypocenter, is the actual location underground where the earthquake originates.
The focus of an earthquake is the exact point within the Earth's crust where the earthquake originates. The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus. While the focus is located underground, the epicenter is on the surface.
The point below the epicenter is called the focus. It is where the earthquake originates and radiates outwards in all directions.
Directly above the focus
The focus of an earthquake, also known as the hypocenter, is the point within the Earth where the seismic energy is released. The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus. The focus and epicenter are related in that the epicenter provides a visualization of where the earthquake originated from in the Earth's crust.
The focus is below ground that is where the earth quake happens. The epicenter is above because that is where it is located