tâm chấn

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noun

point on the surface above where an earthquake starts

Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.

Examples

Tâm chấn chỉ cách thủ đô hai mươi kilômét.
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
Phóng viên lao về tâm chấn để đưa tin thiệt hại.
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
Biết tâm chấn giúp ước lượng thị trấn nào rung mạnh nhất.
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.

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