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hypocenter

site of an earthquake or a nuclear explosion
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Summary

hypocenter is a source type[1]. hypocenter draws 2,107 Wikipedia views per month (source type category, ranking #6 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: point in physical space[3]
  • Commons category: Hypocenters[4]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5]
  • Different from: epicenter[6]
  • Studied by: seismology[7]
  • Characteristic of: earthquake[8]

Why It Matters

hypocenter has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] hypocenter is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hypocenter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hypocenter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypocenter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → epicenter
    Subclass of → —
    Studied by → seismology
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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