23. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake was recorded South of Panama on 10- 20-2022. Based on the information provided, a) Describe the FOCUS and b) the EPICENTER of the Earthquake. c). Explain whether this earthquake would be considered a SHALLOW or DEEP. d). Which major tectonic plate is nearest this earthquake? e) Determine the energy release in ergs and f) in Joules.
![23. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake was recorded South of Panama on 10-
20-2022. Based on the information provided, a) Describe the FOCUS and
b) the EPICENTER of the Earthquake. c). Explain whether this earthquake
would be considered a SHALLOW or DEEP. d). Which major tectonic plate
is nearest this earthquake? e) Determine the energy release in ergs and f)
in Joules.
Mag 6.7 earthquake
South of Panama
Thursday, 20 Oct 2022 11:57 (UTC)
Data: USGS
Depth: 10km
M6.7 Thu, 20 Oct 11:57
Map base: Robinson projection SW.jpg by Strebe (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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a) The point within the earth where seismic waves originate and then the vibrations spread in all directions is called focus. As the depth of the earthquake is 10 km and from the position of marked place of given map, it is more likely that the focus point lies within the oceanic crust of the lithosphere.
b) From the focus the earthquake waves reach the surface and the point immediately above the focus on the earth's surface is called the epicenter where the vibrations are first felt. In this case, the distance between focus and epicenter of the earthquake or focal depth is 10 km.
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