epicentral
Right above focus
Epicentral means of or relating to an epicenter—the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's origin.
The term appears in seismology and geology: epicentral distance, epicentral region.
It extends to figurative epicenters: The neighborhood was epicentral to the city's arts scene.
Seismic ground movement
- hypocenterEarthquake's underground origin point
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
magnitude · seismograph · shockwave · rupture · quake · seismicity · P-waves · S-waves
Central connection point
- nexusConnecting central point
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- focal pointCenter of interest
- hotspotArea of notable activity
ground zero · locus · nucleus · core · crux · pivot · centerpiece · keystone
Study of crustal deformation
- faultImperfection or blame
- crustHard outer layer
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
plate boundary · rift · geophysics · mantle · crustal · tectonic plates · geology · earth science
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- hypocenterEarthquake's underground origin point
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
faultline · magnitude · seismograph · shockwave · rupture · quake · seismicity · P-waves · S-waves · seismology
hub
Central connection point
- nexusConnecting central point
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- focal pointCenter of interest
hotspot · ground zero · locus · nucleus · core · crux · pivot · centerpiece · keystone · flashpoint
tectonics
Study of crustal deformation
- faultImperfection or blame
- crustHard outer layer
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
subduction · plate boundary · rift · geophysics · mantle · crustal · tectonic plates · geology · earth science · continental
epicentralperipheral
External computer add-on
marginal · tangential · incidental · secondary · ancillary