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What measures the effects of an earthquake at Earth's surface?
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The seismograph.
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What is the point on the earths surface that is directly above where the earthquake begins?
epicenter
What is the point on earths surface where the seismic activity is strongest in an earthquake?
The vibrations of a earthquake are strongest where the falt line is.
What do you call the point of the earths surface directly above where an earthquake originates?
The epicenter
What is the point on earths surface directly over the earthquake?
The term describing this point is "epicentre"
What is the place where an earthquake starts is called?
An epicentre ( epicenter) is the point of the earths surface above the hypocentre (hypocenter) or focus of an earthquake
What is measured by Richter scale?
A Richter scale measures the movement of the earths surface which happens during an earthquake.
What gradually changes earths surface?
an earthquake
How is an earhquake started?
An earthquake is started when two plates (which lie under the Earths surface) rub together this creates movement which then sometimes pulls/pushes at the earths surface and creates giant cracks in the earths surface... and that is how an earthquake is started.
What causes rapid changes in earths surface?
Earthquake.
What is the earth point on earths surface directly of the surface of the earthquake?
This is known as the epicentre.
Movement along the earths surface caused by an earthquake?
Collide
What is the point on earths surface where an earthquake energy is received?
epicenter
Why you have an earthquake?
the tectonic plates are shifting under the earths surface.
What do we call the point beneath earths surface where the earthquake originates?
The point beneath the earth's surface where an earthquake originates is called the hypocenter.
The earths surface where most earthquake damage occurs is called the?
Epicenter
What is an earthquake that may be far below the earths surface?
it is called the interior
The point on the earths surface closest to the origin of an earthquake is called?
The Epicenter.
