epicenter
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noun
point on the surface above where an earthquake starts
Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.
Examples
Dalawampung kilometro lang ang epicenter mula sa kabisera.
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
Nagmamadali ang mga reporter patungo sa epicenter para i-cover ang pinsala.
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
Nakakatulong ang pag-alam sa epicenter upang tantiyahin kung aling bayan ang pinakamalakas na yumanig.
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.
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