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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake [syn: epicenter, epicentre]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin epicentrum, from epi- + Latin centrum center Date: 1887 1. the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake — compare hypocenter 1 2. center 2a, b, c <the epicenter of world finance> • epicentral adjective

Britannica Concise

Point on the surface of the earth that is directly above the source (or focus) of an earthquake. There the effects of the earthquake usually are most severe. See also seismology.