epicenter
[ ep-uh-sen-ter ]
Synonyms for epicenter
- command post
- focal point
- headquarters
- hotbed
- HQ
- control center
- core
- esoteric reality
- focus
- ganglion
- heart
- hub
- inner reality
- intrinsic reality
- switchboard
- vital center
- vital principle
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The ground motion near the epicenter was so violent that the tops of some trees were snapped off.
The location of an earthquake is commonly described by the geographic position of its epicenter and by its focal depth.
The Santa Cruz mountains suffered little damage from the seismic waves, even though they were close to the epicenter.
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