NichiDict

震央

しんおう
[shinou]

Meanings

1.Noun

epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter

Examples

震央は海底の深い場所にあった。

The epicenter was located deep on the ocean floor.

震央から半径百キロ以内が揺れた。

Areas within a hundred-kilometer radius of the epicenter shook.

震央の位置は直ちに発表された。

The location of the epicenter was announced immediately.