Question

Where does stress build up and eventually release within a fault?

A. Epicenter
B. Seismic belts
C. Seismogenic zone
D. Hypocenter

Answer 1

Epicenter is the answer

Answer 2

Hypocenter is the point within a fault, where the stress builds up and eventually release.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Before faulting occurs and is apparent on the Earth's surface, the stress starts building-up on a particular point called the hypocenter inside the Earth's crust.

• The rupturing first begins to happen at the same point where the development of stress was evident.

• Once the rupturing occurs, the stress acting upon that point is released and is continuously transferred to adjacent points until the Earth's surface is divided into two to form a fault.