Answer:
Hypocenter is the point within a fault, where the stress builds up and eventually release.
Explanation:
- Before faulting occurs and is apparent on the Earth's surface, the stress starts building-up on a particular point called the hypocenter inside the Earth's crust.
- The rupturing first begins to happen at the same point where the development of stress was evident.
- Once the rupturing occurs, the stress acting upon that point is released and is continuously transferred to adjacent points until the Earth's surface is divided into two to form a fault.
