Question

The original location of an earthquake is also known as the

A. horizon.
B. hotspot.
C. epicenter.
D. magnitude.

Answer 1

The original location of an earthquake is known as the c. epicentre. the epicentre represents the exact point on the earth's surface or on the ground where the earthquake occurs. the focus is point in the crust where the actual earth movement occurs inside the crust. The focus is quoted as kilometres below the earth's surface.

Answer 2

The original location of an earthquake is also referred to as the epicenter. Thus, the answer to this item is letter C. Epicenter is the point in the earth's surface directly above the focus of the earthquake. This is geographical the location of the earthquake.