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    The document discusses how earthquake epicenters are determined and can differ from where the most damage occurs. Specifically, it notes that while the epicenter is initially placed where the topmost damage is seen, the actual fault rupture may be long and cause damage across the entire zone. It provides the example of the 2002 Denali earthquake in Alaska where the epicenter was at the western end of the rupture but the worst damage occurred 330 km away at the eastern end. Additionally, it states that earthquake focal depths within continental crust typically range from 2 to 20 km, while subduction zone quakes can occur at depths over 600 km.

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    The document discusses how earthquake epicenters are determined and can differ from where the most damage occurs. Specifically, it notes that while the epicenter is initially placed where the topmost damage is seen, the actual fault rupture may be long and cause damage across the entire zone. It provides the example of the 2002 Denali earthquake in Alaska where the epicenter was at the western end of the rupture but the worst damage occurred 330 km away at the eastern end. Additionally, it states that earthquake focal depths within continental crust typically range from 2 to 20 km, while subduction zone quakes can occur at depths over 600 km.

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    The document discusses how earthquake epicenters are determined and can differ from where the most damage occurs. Specifically, it notes that while the epicenter is initially placed where the topmost damage is seen, the actual fault rupture may be long and cause damage across the entire zone. It provides the example of the 2002 Denali earthquake in Alaska where the epicenter was at the western end of the rupture but the worst damage occurred 330 km away at the eastern end. Additionally, it states that earthquake focal depths within continental crust typically range from 2 to 20 km, while subduction zone quakes can occur at depths over 600 km.

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    Before the necessary period of earthquake observation, the center was allowed

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    topmost damage passed,( 2) but the subterranean fault rupture may be long and spread face damage across the
    entire rupture zone. As an illustration, in the magnitude7.9 Denali earthquake of 2002 in Alaska, the center
    was at the western end of the rupture, but the topmost damage was about 330 km( 210 mi) down at the
    eastern end.( 3) Focal depths of earthquakes being in international crust substantially range from 2 to 20
    kilometers(1.2 to12.4 mi).( 4) Continental earthquakes below 20 km( 12 mi) are rare whereas in subduction
    zone earthquakes can appear at depths deeper than 600 km

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