震中

zhènzhōng/tʂən⁵¹ tʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

noun

point on the surface above where an earthquake starts

地震起始点正上方的地表位置

Maps often mark the epicenter with a star or circle.

地图上常用星号或圆圈标出震中。

Examples

01
震中距离首都只有二十公里。
The epicenter was only twenty kilometers from the capital.
02
记者们赶往震中报道灾情。
Reporters rushed toward the epicenter to cover the damage.
03
知道震中有助于估计哪些城镇晃动最强。
Knowing the epicenter helps estimate which towns felt the strongest shaking.

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