The place within the Earth where rock ruptures and slips, or the place where an explosion occurs, is called:

a. Earthquake epicenter
b. Earthquake focus
c. Earthquake hypocenter
d. Earthquake trace
e. Both b and c


Answer: e. Both b and c

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