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epicenter

point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter in an earthquake
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Summary

epicenter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,147 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: physical location[2]
  • Commons category: Epicenters[3]
  • Described by source: Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[4], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6]
  • Different from: hypocenter[7]

Why It Matters

epicenter has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] epicenter is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q115150066. wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1i9585
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