during an earthquake, why is there an epicenter? Shouldn’t the force be distributed evenly along the fault line?
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The epicentre is essentially the source of the earthquake.. it tends to be where it is the strongest, however due to the plates moving, we do feel it miles away at lesser degrees, think of it as say a drop of water falling into a puddle.. when it hit the puddle it starts a ripple effect, with it moving out from the center, growing bigger as it weakens before the ripple stops.
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