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词汇 hypocenter
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Definition of hypocenter in US English:

hypocenter

nounˈhīpəˌsen(t)ərˈhīpəˌsen(t)ər
  • 1The underground focus point of an earthquake.

    Compare with epicenter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only two small communities are located within 100 km of the hypocenter (which this bulletin says is 10 km underground, not 5).
    • The Richter scale measures the amount of seismic energy released from the hypocenter of the earthquake; it is not used to express damage.
    • Magnitude is a measure of the energy released by a quake at its hypocenter, the point underground where movement first occurs along a fault.
  • 2

    another term for ground zero

Definition of hypocenter in US English:

hypocenter

nounˈhīpəˌsen(t)ər
  • 1The underground focus point of an earthquake.

    Compare with epicenter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Richter scale measures the amount of seismic energy released from the hypocenter of the earthquake; it is not used to express damage.
    • Only two small communities are located within 100 km of the hypocenter (which this bulletin says is 10 km underground, not 5).
    • Magnitude is a measure of the energy released by a quake at its hypocenter, the point underground where movement first occurs along a fault.
  • 2

    another term for ground zero
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