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Piyush365

Asked: January 28, 20262026-01-28T04:24:20+00:00 2026-01-28T04:24:20+00:00In: SSC

What is the earthquake focus?

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0%(A) The place from where, after the origin of the earthquake, its waves travel to the place directly below and then return.

0%(B) The place on the surface where seismic waves are first detected.

100%(C) The place where the earthquake originates. ( 1 voter )

0%(D) None of the above.

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The earthquake focus is technically defined as the point within the Earth’s lithosphere where the stored elastic strain energy is first converted into seismic energy. It is the location of the initial break along a fault plane. From this point, seismic waves (P, S and L waves) radiate outward in all directions. ANSWER: (C) The place where the earthquake originates.