Question

Use complete sentences to describe the epicenter of an earthquake.

Answer 1

Epicentre of an earthquake.

Step-by-step explanation:

• In seismological terms is a point on the earth's surface that is directly above the hypocentre or the focus. Where the earthquake or and underground originates.

• For most earthquakes, the epicenter is the point where the greatest damages take place. Bur the length of the rapture can be long and spread over the surface.

• The pint of where the fault slips are referred to as the focus of the earthquake. The fault rupture beings at the surface where the stress becomes insufficient to continue and breaks at the fault. During the earthquake waves travel in different directions and get released out at the weakest point on the surface.

Answer 2

The epicenter of the earthquake is the spot that is located exactly above the hypocenter. The hypocenter is the spot deep into the ground where the earthquake occurs, thus it is the spot from where all the energy is released. This energy, in the form of vibrations, moves upwards toward the surface in a vertical manner. The spot where they reach the surface is called epicenter. From the epicenter, the energy, the vibrations, are spreading around on the surface. The epicenter is the place where the earthquake is the strongest. As the vibrations spread on the surface away from the epicenter, the strength of the vibrations decreases gradually, so the further away they go, the weaker they are, and the less they will be felt.