Question

In the context of an earthquake, which one is deep under the ground: focus or epicentre?

Answer 1

Answer:

In the context of an earthquake, the focus is deep under the ground, and the epicentre is directly above the focus. Best of luck!!! Answer: The most important is the hypocenter, or focus of the earthquake

Answer 2

In the context of an earthquake, focus is deep under the ground.

Explanation:

• Earthquake is a natural disaster which are caused when there is slip of one earth layer on another.
• This slip causes disturbance in the earth layers as seismic waves.
• Focus or hypocentre refers to the origination of earthquake.
• Epicentre is a point on surface of earth which is directly above the focus.
• Seismic waves always transfers in outward direction and in all directions.
• According to the position of focus, the earthquake is classified into shallow focus and deep focus earthquake.