震源地 (shingenchi) Japanese meaning: epicenter | Kotomora定
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The epicenter of this earthquake is estimated to be in the northern part of the prefecture.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉が震源地となるfor a place to become the epicenter (of an earthquake)
This sea area became the epicenter of this earthquake.
〈事〉の震源地となるto become the source/center of a rumor, trend, or uproar
That remark became the source of the online uproar.
震源地から〈数〉キロa given distance from the epicenter
うわさの震源地the source of a rumor
He seems to be the source of this rumor.
Strong tremors were observed within 30 kilometers of the epicenter.
