The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter. Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks.
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C. Fault plane
The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter. Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks.
QUESTION:
Where does an earthquake start?
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D. Focus ( HYPOCENTER)
- IT IS THE POINT WITHIN THE EARTH WHERE AN EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE STARTS