What three ways can the depth of an earthquake's focus be classified?
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Last updated Apr 19 2023.
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Here are the three:
Earthquakes classified according to depth: shallow focus occur at < 70 km, intermediate at 70-300 km, and deep focus at > 300 km; below this depth rocks do not fracture
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Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 19 2023.
May 13 2009, 4:05 PM
