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Difference between hypo center and epi center.​

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hypocenter is a site of an earthquake or a nuclear explosion while epicenter is a point on the earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus in an earthquake.

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The hypocenter is the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts. The epicenter is the point directly above it at the surface of the Earth.

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