epicenter


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Synonyms for epicenter

the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

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If you're talking about the physical place from which the civil rights movement sprang (arguably Montgomery, Alabama) or the Summer of Love was born (Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco) or the worldwide acceptance that ketchup is permissible on hot dogs (that will never happen in Illinois, folks), then I would wink at your use of "epicenter" to describe those places.
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In addition, dark solid borders are used to mark epicenters at a depth of 70 to 300 kilometers, while dark solid borders with slants refer to epicenters at a depth of more than 300 kilometers.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- The powerful earthquake which jolted Southeastern Iran and several other countries across the region a few hours ago has injured only 12 people for its epicenter was located in the depth of 95 kilometers reducing its impact to the size of a magnitude-4 quake on the surface, officials said Tuesday evening.
The epicenter of the quake was located 102 kilometers (63 miles) west of Craig, Alaska, the USGS said.
The epicenter of the quake was reported in Maine, but residents from Fitchburg and Athol south to Northbridge and Brimfield reported several seconds of trembling.
The epicenter was in the sea near Ozerny Cape, at a depth of 34 kilometers.
"There are no reports of damage anywhere at this time; it just scared people a bit," Civil Defense chief Arturo Alvarado told RPC Radio, adding that the epicenter was "quite far from the coast."
This will be the fourth round of "Prevention Epicenter" funding since the CDC began the program in 1997.
Head of Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA), Noor Badsha Kohistani, told Pajhwok Afghan News the epicenter was 140 kilometre northwest of Faizabad, provincial capital of northeastern Badakhshan.
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