Hypocentre (earthquake) 

Hypocentre (earthquake) 

25th April 2025

The hypocentre (or focus) of an earthquake is the point within the Earth on a fault where the earthquake originates. It is the location where the strain energy stored in the Earth’s crust is first released, leading to the generation of seismic waves that propagate outward and cause the shaking associated with an earthquake. 

More News

COMET Annual Report 2023/24

The 2023/2024 COMET Annual Report is now available to view online

Click here to read previous annual reports, from 2014-present.