Question

A location where an earthquake originates is termed as

Answer 1

.$\boxed{focus}$


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Answer 2

Earthquake is a series of shock waves generated at a point within the Earthcrust or mantle and spread in the Earthcrust as elastic waves in the continues medium. The point of generation of the earthquake is called focus and the point on the surface of the Earth above the focus is called epicenter.