Hypocenter definition

Hypocenter means the point at which the sudden displacement (rupture) that generates an Earthquake is initiated.
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Examples of Hypocenter in a sentence

  • The location of the 2009 explosion relative to the position of the 2006 event was estimated using the Joint Hypocenter Determination (JHD), Double Difference (DD) and Differential Waveform Interferometry (DWIF) location algorithms.