Vocabulaire Preferred term
Hypocenter
Type
Type of entity- sosa:ObservableProperty
Entry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Earthquake focus
Belongs to group
Group which the concept belongs to.Description
- A point in the Earth (also called earthquake focus) where the rupture of the rocks initiates during an earthquake. Its position, in practice, is determined from arrival times of the seismic phase onsets recorded by seismographs. The point on the Earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter is called the epicenter.
- Point in the Earth where the rupture of the rocks initiates during an earthquake. The point on the surface vertically above the hypocenter is called the epicenter.
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.French
- Hypocentre
- Foyer
URI
https://service.poleterresolide.fr/voc/variable/c_9019b77b