episentrum

episentrum/e.pi.sen.trum/

noun

point on the surface above where an earthquake starts

titik di permukaan di atas sumber gempa

Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.

Peta sering menandai episentrum dengan bintang atau lingkaran.

Examples

01
Episentrum hanya dua puluh kilometer dari ibu kota.
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
02
Wartawan bergegas ke episentrum untuk meliput kerusakan.
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
03
Mengetahui episentrum membantu memperkirakan kota mana yang paling kuat diguncang.
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.

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