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bobthebuilder

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on: Jul 15, 2018
The name of the location within Earth where earthquakes originate is the ___________________ _. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

An instrument that detects, records, and measures vibrations produced by an earthquake is called a(n)
  ___________________ _. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).



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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

focus, or hypocenter

Answer to Question 2

seismograph


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