Vocabulaire Terme préférentiel
Hypocenter
Type
Type d'entrée- sosa:ObservableProperty
Variante
Synonymes pour le concept.- Earthquake focus
Appartient au groupe
Le groupe auquel appartient le concept.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.
Traductions
Termes du concept dans d'autres langues.français
- Hypocentre
- Foyer
URI
https://service.poleterresolide.fr/voc/variable/c_9019b77b