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What does epicenter mean ?

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the place on earth vertically above the main point of an earthquake or like where its the most intense

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The epicenter, epicentre (/ˈɛpɪsɛntər/) 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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