TopicEarthquake
al-markaz as-sathi · /al.markaz as.satˤ.ħiː/
المركز السطحي
al-markaz as-sathi/al.markaz as.satˤ.ħiː/noun
point on the surface above where an earthquake starts
نقطة على السطح فوق مكان بدء الزلزال
Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.
غالباً تُعلَّم المركز السطحي على الخرائط بنجمة أو دائرة.
Examples
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.
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