Question

define the epicenter​

Answer 1

Answer:

the place where earthquake t

Answer 2

• In seismology, the epicenter, also known as the epicenter, is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, which is where an earthquake or subsurface explosion begins.
• The epicenter of most earthquakes is where the most damage occurs, although the length of the underlying fault rupture can be rather extensive, and damage can be dispersed over the whole rupture zone on the surface.
• For example, the epicenter of the magnitude 7.9 Denali earthquake in Alaska in 2002 was on the western end of the rupture, while the most damage occurred on the eastern end, some 330 kilometers (210 miles) away.  
• Earthquakes in the continental crust usually have focal depths of 2 to 20 kilometers (1.2 to 12.4 mi).
• Continental earthquakes of less than 20 km (12 mi) are uncommon, but earthquakes in subduction zones can occur at depths of more than 600 km (370 mi).