He epicenter of an earthquake is the ________.

a.) point where the minimum ground shaking is recorded
b.) point of most intense, structural damage associated with ground shaking
c.) point where the fault cracking initiates
d.) surface location directly above the point where the fault slip initiates


Ans: d.) surface location directly above the point where the fault slip initiates

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