The term
"epicentre" refers to the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the origin or focus of an earthquake or seismic activity. It is the location where the shaking and damage caused by the earthquake are most severe.
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On February 6, 2013, an earthquake with magnitude of 8.0 occurred
at epicentre S10.80 E165.11 in the Santa Cruz Islands followed by a tsunami up to 1.5 metres.
The property will be strategically located in Obhur, north of Jeddah and will boast extensive meeting facilities, creating a new
epicentre for business in the city.
«Budapest has secured a spot
as epicentre of European travel with the convergence of creative communities combined with a thriving economy, making this city the perfect fit for the innovative edge of W Hotels,» said Anthony Ingham, global brand leader, W Hotels Worldwide.
This private parklands course is both beautiful and convenient, being situated only 40 minutes» drive from Durban, the main
urban epicentre of KwaZulu - Natal, and very close to Ballito.
While the coup in the north
with epicentre in Kaduna was largely successful despite the aversions of one Lt. Col. Chukwuemeka Ojukwu who held sway as commanding officer of the brigade in Kano, the operation failed in the rest of the country.
For two world - class cities that stand out as
cultural epicentres, Paris and New York couldn't be further apart — and we're not talking about distance.
Just a few hundred metres from the shopping mecca of the Queen Street Mall and the
business epicentre of Eagle Street financial district, this centrally located Brisbane hotel couples convenience with comfort.
Offering a plethora of fine dining experiences, accommodation venues and boutique specialty shops makes this the
perfect epicentre for exploring the wealth of attractions that Far North Queensland has to offer.
A
global epicentre of arts, culture, food and fashion and a skyline that boasts iconic sights like the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, New York is a trendsetter for the world.
In the late 1980s, commercial fish farming was in its infancy, and Atlantic Canada was a
promising epicentre for the burgeoning sector, so Nicholls shifted from farm feed to fish feed.
It is in those two markets where the
twin epicentres of the Canadian housing shakeup reside.
Others followed suit and the area the team had walked, calling out to God, is now the
very epicentre of UK broadcasting.
Durban is the
tourist epicentre of KwaZulu Natal, best known for three things — beaches, year - round summers and hot, hot curries.
JAMSTEC researchers mobilized almost immediately after the disaster, and sent their 106 - metre - long research vessel RV Kairei to the quake's
epicentre just a few days after it occurred.
The
main epicentre for restaurants and bars is the Leidseplein: avoid the obviously touristy places, and you'll find lots of great, authentic options.
The England national team brings together some of the top gossips from the four corners of the country, producing a
gossip epicentre of truly mind - boggling proportions.
The dust has yet to settle on the wild and wondrous campaign of 2013/14, yet the transfer rumour mill is in full swing; with Liverpool its
traditional epicentre.
Another witness, Spectator journalist Will Heaven, tweeted: «It seemed south side of London
Bridge epicentre of what seems a terrorist attack.
As a result, the entire northern portion of Honshu, Japan's largest island, moved about 1 meter toward the east, with one site near the temblor's
epicentre sliding 5.4 meters horizontally and sinking 1.1 meters — a sudden subsidence that aggravated the damage from the tsunami that slammed the shore minutes later.
The 25 portable seismometers will be used to expand the existing observatory network IPOC (Integrated Plate Boundary Observatory Chile) in order to be able to determine the
earthquake epicentres more precisely.
Was teaching Tuesday evening so could not make it and I, too, did not note any evidence of the earthquake even though I live very close to the so -
called epicentre!!
By Friday, that had been reduced to 49 residents with homes closest to the
explosion epicentre.
The Comrades Marathon sees athletes from all over the world come to the
humid epicentre of KwaZulu Natal to compete in this 90 kilometre route between Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
The Sun City Resort is less than 200 kilometres from the cultural and
economic epicentre of Johannesburg, which is home to the OR Tambo International Airport.
This is the commercial and
industrial epicentre of the country, and is constantly abuzz with visitors from all over the world as they start...
Whatever you choose to do in Paris, the country's cultural and
gastronomic epicentre promises to be an enduring highlight of your independent rail tour of Paris.
Perth and the south - west are the
foodie epicentre; Margaret River especially is known for its gourmet cuisine and wines.
Malta is a
financial epicentre of the region and has a vigorous nightlife, so that relatively small island is a huge draw -LSB-...]
Guests to Malta will be treated to the best of both worlds: the charm of laid back island life and a glossy
cosmopolitan epicentre for both business and leisure.
This beer garden offers a laidback setting for sipping local craft brews, slightly removed from the
hectic epicentre of Read More...
Seminyak TownHouse is a modern hotel in Seminyak, Bali and has the advantage of being located in the heart of Bali's modern
tourism epicentre amongst the Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak Golden Triangle.
As an E3 veteran, this gaming journalist is now closer than ever before to the games
media epicentre.
«It's hard to believe that forty years ago this was a major American city, a shining example of the American Middle Class, and a
prosperous epicentre of industry and creativity; namely, automobile manufacturing and Motown, the legendary record company.»
She crossed international borders in 1958, heading for New York, which by that time was the
unquestioned epicentre of art worldwide.
The narrative's
epicentre features two blue - faced aliens nevertheless humanlike figures emerging from the sea and walking towards the shore, where they are brutally confronted by a primitive native tribe, attacked and eliminated.
Indeed, The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection reflects a moment in which the axis of the art world shifted dramatically, and New York became its
dynamic epicentre.
With a few exceptions, the majority of the artists in the exhibition are based in New York and London, the
western epicentres of both the art market and the cultural legacy of Victorianism.
More subtly political were several excellent shows in the Marais, the
gallery epicentre of Paris.
Over the years decline and neglect led to it being positioned as the prime symbol of urban decay in the city and the
supposed epicentre of crime, prostitution and drug dealing.»
Today Hong Kong Legislative Councilors voted to ban ivory sales in the
former epicentre... Read More