Question

5 differentiate between epicenter and hypocenter

Answer 1

Answer:

The hypocenter is the location of the break in the fault or rock that unleashes the energy of then”earthquake”. The epicenter is the point on the surface of the Earth directly above the hypocenter

It is used as a reference point by seismologists to study the spread and effects of earthquakes.Earthquakes that occur on faults as opposed to those that occur because of asteroid impacts and other nontectonic phenomena occur because of the breaking of asperities along the fault surface.

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