эпицентр
epitsentr · /ɪ.pʲɪˈt͡sɛntr/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
Эпицентр был всего в двадцати километрах от столицы.
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
На карте отметили эпицентр красной звездой.
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
Знание, где эпицентр, помогает оценить, какие города трясло сильнее.
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.
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