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What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

Epicenter

It is commonly thought that the Epicenter of a quake is the point of origin. However, that is actually called the FOCUS. The FOCUS is the source of an earthquake - it's beneath the surface of the earth. The Epicenter is the point directly over the FOCUS on the surface of the Earth's crust.

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