Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.
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Sinton is a city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of San Patricio County. It is named in honour of David Sinton. Sinton is located at 28Â°2â²5â³N 97Â°30â²32â³W / 28.03472Â°N 97.50889Â°W / 28.03472; -97.50889 (28.034824, -97.508942). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 kmÂ²), all of it land.