said the Nov. 14 earthquake is classified as a “deep-focus earthquake” because its hypocenter was deep underground. It struck inside the Pacific Plate, which runs underneath near Japan.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal resulting in widespread death and destruction. Its epicenter was east of Nepal's Lamjung district and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 8.2km.

The Director of Earthquake and Tsunami at BMKG, Daryono, stated in a written statement on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, that considering the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, this ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) also calculated at 6.4 Richter scale earthquake magnitude and its hypocenter stood at 90.8 kilometers below the superficie. The Chilean Hydrographic and ...

"Based on the earthquake's epicenter and hypocenter, this was a shallow earthquake caused by movements in the Earth's outer layer. The ground moved downwards during this quake (a normal fault)," ...