Seismicity- Earthquakes

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What plate boundaries are earthquakes found at ?
Destructive and Conservative
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Location directly below where earthquake starts is called ?
hypocentre
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location directly above on surface, where earthquake hit is called ?
epicentre
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what is are foreshocks ?
are smaller earthquakes that happen before main shock
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what is an after shock ?
a shock/another earthquake that takes place after main shock
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Location directly below where earthquake starts is called ?

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hypocentre

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location directly above on surface, where earthquake hit is called ?

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what is are foreshocks ?

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what is an after shock ?

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