震央
shin'ō · /ɕiɴ.oː/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
point on the surface above where an earthquake starts
Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.
Examples
震央は首都からわずか二十キロの場所でした。
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
記者たちは被害を取材するため震央へ向かいました。
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
震央が分かると、どの町が最も強く揺れたか推定できます。
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.
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