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Epicentre meaning
The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. | The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion. | The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.
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According to an Associated Press journalist living close to the epicentre, the recent earthquake in South Africa felt like being on a moving train and lasted about a minute.
A map showing the epicentre of the earthquake (Picture: Metro.
Given that the Gold Mafia documentary has exposed that Mnangagwa, and his family are at the epicentre of corruption and unmitigated sleaze in this country, how can the same man robustly deal with a felony to which he is the biggest culprit?
Japan, however, seems to have become “the epicentre of the phenomenon”, Sigaud said.
Most of these vulnerable areas are situated in the peripheral areas of valley districts bordering Kuki- dominated districts, including the Torbung area of Bishnupur district, which is at the epicentre of the latest flare-up of tensions in the state.
Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Centre said the epicentre was at Jajarkot, which is about 400km north-east of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
Once again, the status of the Rock finds itself at the epicentre of tetchy UK-Spanish relations.
On Sunday, Prigozhin said that Wagner fighters have taken over the Krasna Hora settlement north of Bakhmut, a strategic city at the epicentre of the fighting in recent months.
Residents of Marrakech, the nearest major city to the epicentre, said some buildings had collapsed in the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and local television showed pictures of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.
Reuters reported that the epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5km.
Seismology Research Centre chief scientist Adam Pascale said it was the highest magnitude quake with an epicentre in metropolitan Melbourne since 1902.
Speaking during a visit to the Turkish city of Adana, Martin Griffiths said what happened in the area around the epicentre of the quake was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the region in a century.
That brings us to Hamilton, the epicentre of all speculation regarding what will unfold with future Canadian Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Bo Levi Mitchell.
The area is the epicentre of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mines.
The epicentre was about 40 km northwest of the city of Herat and was followed by a 5.5-magnitude aftershock.
The epicentre was recorded near Marrakesh.
The event, which took place on a Friday at Terra Kulture, became the epicentre of an unforgettable evening of exquisite cocktails, great sounds and rhythm, courtesy of Lord’s London Dry Gin and Trace Live.
The quake's epicentre was at sea southwest of Padangsidempuan city in northern Sumatra at a depth of 84 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The thriving epicentre of culture, community and commerce that is Brixton Village is nothing short of electric, and the fiercely independent market has been at the heart of this multicultural community for over 160 years.
The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2 and said it struck just off the coast, but Japan’s Meteorological Agency placed the epicentre on land.