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The point from which an earthquake originates is called the ____?
a) epicenter
b) fault line
c) focus
d) shock wave

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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. Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows.

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