Location directly on the earth above the hypocenter.

Method used to determine exactly where the earthquake is.

location below the Earth where the earthquake is forming.

Smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger ones that follow.

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Earthquake Guide

Earthquake Terms and Definations

Question	Answer
Earthquake
Fault	Cracks or breaks in the crust.
Epicenter	Location directly on the earth above the hypocenter.
Triangulation	Method used to determine exactly where the earthquake is.
Hypocenter	location below the Earth where the earthquake is forming.
Foreshocks	Smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger ones that follow.