hypocentre

Etymology

hypo- + centre; from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under-, sub-”) and Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”)

noun

  1. (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
  2. (military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero

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