epicenter

     

The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is irectly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates. The word derives from the Greek ἐπίκεντρον (epikentron), "occupying a cardinal point", from ἐπί {epi), "on, upon, at" + κέντρον (kentron), "centre".

Trivia about epicenter

  • Seismographers use the difference in speed between P waves & S waves to locate this point
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew discusses earthquakes.) The hypocenter is where an earthquake originates. The point on the surface, vertically above the hypocenter, is known as this
  • The strongest shaking in an earthquake is usually felt at this point on the Earth's surface above the focus
  • The Richter scale ranks quakes based on how much the ground shakes 60 miles from this
  • The point on the Earth’s surface above the focus of an earthquake
  • Being in the middle of things puts you at this, the point on the surface above the focus of an earthquake

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