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遠地地震 (えんちじしん, enchijishin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遠えん地ち地じ震しん

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Meanings

1

distant earthquake; teleseism

Technical term used in seismology for an earthquake occurring far from the observation point, typically beyond 1000 km.

遠えん地ち地じ震しんの波は形けい解かい析せきから、地ち球きゅう内ない部ぶの構こう造

ぞう

が

推すい

定てい

さ

れる

。

The internal structure of the Earth is inferred from waveform analysis of distant earthquakes.

Kanji

遠distant, far
地ground, earth
震quake, shake, tremble

Related words

近きん地ち地じ震しん
Refers to a nearby earthquake, typically within a few hundred kilometers, as opposed to a distant one.
深しん発ぱつ地じ震しん
A deep-focus earthquake, classified by depth rather than distance.

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遠えん地ち+地じ震しん

Etymology

Compound of 遠地 (えんち, 'distant place') and 地震 (じしん, 'earthquake').