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Instrument recording earthquakes

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A seismograph records ground motion produced by seismic waves. Source: Seismograph ↗

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  1. 30Point inside Earth where an earthquake beginsRECALL
    Focus

    The epicentre is directly above it

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  2. 31This underground point, also called the hypocentre, is where an earthquake rupture begins.RECALL
    Focus

    Also called the hypocenter

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  3. 32This point on Earth's surface lies directly above an earthquake's focus.RECALL
    Epicenter

    It is often near the strongest shaking

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