Concept information
Terme préférentiel
Hypocenter
Type
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sosa:ObservableProperty
Variante
- Earthquake focus
Appartient au groupe
- Sismologie (fr)
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
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français
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Foyer
URI
https://service.poleterresolide.fr/voc/variable/c_9019b77b
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