TopicEarthquake
uparikendra · /ʊ.pə.ri.ken.dr/
उपरिकेंद्र
uparikendra/ʊ.pə.ri.ken.dr/noun
point on the surface above where an earthquake starts
भूकंप शुरू होने वाली जगह के ठीक ऊपर सतह का बिंदु
Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.
मानचित्र पर उपरिकेंद्र को अक्सर तारे या घेरे से चिह्नित करते हैं।
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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