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Question
What are known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
Very Short Answer
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Solution
The point of origin of earthquake waves is called the seismic focus, and the center vertically above the seismic focus nearest to the earth’s crust is called the epicenter.
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Earthquake and its causes
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Chapter 8: Earthquakes - EXERCISES [Page 79]
