epicentres
Where tremors begin
Epicentres is the British spelling of epicenters—the plural of epicentre, the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's origin.
The term extends to any focal point of activity or crisis: London and New York were the epicentres of the financial collapse.
Often misused to mean simply "center," though purists insist on the sense of something radiating outward from that point.
Sudden ground movement
- fault linesFractures between rock masses
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- magnitudeSize or scale
aftershocks · tectonic plates · rupture · focus · hypocenter · seismograph · shockwaves · subduction
Central connection point
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- focal pointCenter of interest
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
hotspot · core · hotbed · nexus · locus · vortex · headquarters · seat
Area of notable activity
- clusterGathered group nearby
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
- originStarting point or source
- sourcePoint of origin
spread · transmission · contagion · patient zero · pandemic · epidemic · coronavirus · disease spread
earthquakes
Sudden ground movement
- fault linesFractures between rock masses
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
magnitude · aftershocks · tectonic plates · rupture · focus · hypocenter · seismograph · shockwaves · subduction · geology
hub
Central connection point
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- focal pointCenter of interest
ground zero · hotspot · core · hotbed · nexus · locus · vortex · headquarters · seat · flashpoint
hotspot
Area of notable activity
- clusterGathered group nearby
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
- originStarting point or source
source · spread · transmission · contagion · patient zero · pandemic · epidemic · coronavirus · disease spread · containment zone
epicentresperipheries
Outer boundary areas
margins · edges · outskirts · fringes · hinterlands