Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,901,777,909 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Hypocenter
(redirected from Hypocentre)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
hypocenter [′hī·pə‚sent·ər]
(geophysics)
The point along a fault where an earthquake is initiated.
Hypocenter 

the focal point of an earthquake. The depth at which a hypocenter lies can vary from 0 to 700 km. The source of underground shock is movements along tectonic faults, which vary in length up to hundreds of kilometers. In this sense, the hypocenter means the point from which the fault began to rip open. In the upper parts of the earth’s crust (up to 20 km) the hypocenter occurs as a result of brittle deformations in a rock series. Deeper hypocenters arise where plastic deformations prevail.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The army doctor, who was almost three miles from the hypocentre, the point directly beneath the detonation, recalled the mushroom cloud which hung over the city and the approach of a "strange noise" resembling mosquitoes.
Remembering the day the bomb was dropped; ++ 60th anniversary of ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
The extent depends on the distance from the centre of the bomb blast, which is called the hypocentre or ground zero.
Blast can cause world disaster by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.