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An earthquake epicentre is the...

An earthquake epicentre is the

A

point where the seismograph is located

B

point within the earth where the movement along the fault occurs

C

approximate centre of a group of related earthquakes

D

point on the surface directly above where the rupture along the fault zone occurs

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