away from epicenter
away from epicenter
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the epicenter was located in the paciffic ocean,near the north east coast of the japense island of honshu.
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. It is as close to the point of origin of the quake as you can get on the surface. The earthquake is strongest at that point.
Near.
Usually near.
A city near the epicenter is not safe because an earthquake could happen right at the epicenter.
away from epicenter
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Usually near.
You do not want to be near the epicenter of an earthquake!Since the epicenter is the point on the earth's surface that is directly above the focus, or starting point, of the earthquake, it usually suffers the strongest shaking and the most severe damage.
Near epicenter.
The geological survey's seismological array pinpointed the earthquake epicenter to be near the Anderman islands.
near the epicenter
All other factors being equal, the seismic waves will be felt most strongly at or near to the epicentre of the earthquake.