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hypocenter
This term describes the precise three-dimensional point of origin for seismic activity. It is a technical term used primarily in geophysics and seismology to distinguish the internal source of an earthquake from the epicenter, which is the point on the surface directly above it.
Because it refers to a specific geographic coordinate in space, the word is used in a clinical, scientific manner. It carries a neutral connotation and is almost exclusively found in academic papers, geological reports, or news coverage of natural disasters.
Meanings
Examples
The hypocenter of the earthquake was located ten kilometers below the surface.
Seismologists are trying to pinpoint the exact hypocenter to understand the fault rupture.
Wait, did you say the epicenter or the hypocenter?
The depth of the hypocenter determines how widespread the damage will be.
I wonder if the hypocenter was deep enough to prevent a tsunami.
The rupture began at the hypocenter and spread rapidly along the plate boundary.
We need to calculate the distance from the station to the hypocenter.
The seismic waves radiated outward from the hypocenter in all directions.