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This is a picture that shows what parts of the country are at risk of having earthquakes.
This map shows all the different plates around the world.
- Epicenter:
- Geographic location of the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus.
Earthquake foci (plural of focus) occur at a range of depths.
- shallow (0-70 km)
- intermediate (70-300 km)
- deep (300-700 km).
Examine the map below that shows the distribution and depth of the largest earthquakes (1975 to present) and place a check mark against the depth range (above) that is most common.
