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EPICENTRE SEISMIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

The part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earth quake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Point de la surface terrestre oû un tremblement de terre a été le plus intense. (Il est situé au dessus de l’"hypocentre", point souterrain présumé de l’origine du séisme. Etant donné la difficulté qu’il y a parfois à situer avec précision cet épicentre, on considère souvent, à sa place, une "zone épicentrale".)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
DEF

Zona de la superficie terrestre en la que es máxima la intensidad de un seísmo.

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