Hypocenter
site of an earthquake or a nuclear explosion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The hypocenter (literally: 'below the center') is the site of an earthquake or a nuclear explosion. In an earthquake, it is a synonym of the focus and is directly below the epicenter.[1] In the case of a nuclear explosion, it is a synonym of ground zero.
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