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Reptile [31]
3 years ago
6

5. The exact site of the origin of an earthquake, below the epicenter​

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1 answer:
Svetllana [295]3 years ago
7 0
The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter. ... The largest, main earthquake is called the mainshock. Mainshocks always have aftershocks that follow.
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