TopicEarthquake
shin'ō · /ɕiɴ.oː/
震央
shin'ō/ɕiɴ.oː/noun
point on the surface above where an earthquake starts
地震が発生した地点の真上の地表点
Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.
地図では星や円で震央を示すことが多いです。
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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