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What is the noun for epicentres?

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epicentre
  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.
  4. Examples:
    1. “The epicentre of that earthquake was about 20 kms north of Napier, on the opposite side of the North Island.”
      “Deep in bowels of the mansion was the epicentre of communication technology and field command.”
      “The point nearest to the surface is the epicentre and marks the site where the quake is strongest.”
epicenter
  1. (US) Alternative spelling of epicentre
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Deep in bowels of the mansion was the epicenter of communication technology and field command.”
      “The area is an epicenter for earthquakes caused by tectonic plates moving apart.”
      “Its epicenter, the location on the earth's surface directly above the quake, was at Duck Creek.”
epicenters
  1. plural of epicenter
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I'm sure this has absolutely nothing to do with New York and LA being the epicenters of acting and modelling.”
      “One of the reasons that they chose Mall of America, is because it is the epicenter or one of the epicenters of capitalism in our state.”
      “They are also essentially indices of the flow of capital, so their locations tend to be epicenters of creative destruction.”
epicentres
  1. plural of epicentre
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Another perhaps useful notion here is that of earthquakes having epicentres and aftershocks.”
      “The most persuasive evidence for the existence of subduction zones is the narrow Benioff zones of earthquake epicentres dipping away from deep-sea trenches.”
      “Seismic activity has occasionally been recorded in Kent, though the epicentres were offshore.”
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