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<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The point inside the earth right under the epicentre is called the _______.

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fault
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incentre
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focus
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fault scarp
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The correct option is C focus
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The point of origin on the surface of the Earth is called the epicentre; it is here that their worst effects are felt. The point inside the earth right under the epicentre is called the focus. The lines along which lithospheric plates break are called fault lines.

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