Hypocentre

(Definition)

The position inside the earth where an earthquake originated. The hypocentre is directly below an earthquake’s Epicentre and is represented using three coordinates.

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See Also: Epicentre, Focal Depth

Other names:

hypocenter

Cross-references: Epicentre, position
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This is version 2 of Hypocentre, born on 2006-03-25, modified 2006-03-25.
Object id is 140, canonical name is Hypocentre.
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Classification:

Physics Classification:

91.30.Px (Phenomena related to earthquake prediction)

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