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What does epicentre mean?

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Noun
  1. (seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.
  2. (military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.
  3. (figuratively) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.
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The pair have been helping people on an island off North Sumatra, the closest inhabited area to the epicentre of the earthquake, which was ravaged by the deadly waves.
Deep in bowels of the mansion was the epicentre of communication technology and field command.
The epicentre of Kerala's spice trade is the dusty straggle of rickety warehouses and open-fronted shops known as Jewtown.
A Royal Navy survey ship has been sent to investigate the epicentre of the underwater earthquake which created the disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
The epicentre of that earthquake was about 20 kms north of Napier, on the opposite side of the North Island.
The area was the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake, bore the full brunt of the subsequent tsunami and was clearly one of the worst affected areas.

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