stackyFACTSWhen an earthquake hits, news reports always talk about the epicenter. But the real action happens at the hypocenter, the actual point deep underground where the fault ruptured. The epicenter is just the spot on the surface directly above it, getting all the fame and media attention while the hypocenter does all the hard geological labor.
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