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Epicenter

The epicenter (/ˈɛpɪˌsɛntər/), epicentre, or epicentrum in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.

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Determination

Surface damage

Epicentral distance

Etymology

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Epicenter

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples38
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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related to Etymology · 13
Epicenter → Chinese, Garner, Garner's Modern American Usage, Greek, Irish, It, Neo-Latin, Robert Mallet, Safire, SARS, The, Travel, William Safire
related to Epicentral distance · 8
Epicenter → By, During, Earth, Once, Outside, Seismic, The Láska's, This
related to Surface damage · 6
Epicenter → Alaska, As, Before, Continental, Denali, Focal
related to Fault rupture · 4
Epicenter → Fault, Most, The, When
related to Determination · 3
Epicenter → The, The Chinese, We
related to Macroseismic epicenter · 3
Epicenter → For, The, This
is a · 1
Epicenter → best estimate of the location of the epicenter derived without instrumental data

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earthquake fault rupture seismic distance earthquakes surface location first magnitude point focus epicentral precise direction motions seismograph would use waves

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Epicenteris abest estimate of the location of the epicenter derived without instrumental data0.90text
Epicenterrelated to DeterminationThe0.60section
Epicenterrelated to DeterminationThe Chinese0.60section
Epicenterrelated to DeterminationWe0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceDuring0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceSeismic0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceEarth0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceOutside0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceBy0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceThis0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceThe Láska's0.60section
Epicenterrelated to Epicentral distanceOnce0.60section

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