震源地(しんげんち)

しんげんち
noun
epicenter; source (of a rumor or trend)
geographyscience
1. epicenter (of an earthquake)
The place where an earthquake strikes; in news reports, the area named as the quake's origin, given together with its depth.
震源地(しんげんち)は海(うみ)の中(なか)だった。
The epicenter was under the sea.
震源地(しんげんち)に近(ちか)い町(まち)で被害(ひがい)が大(おお)きかった。
The damage was heavy in towns near the epicenter.
ニュースによると、今朝(けさ)の地震(じしん)の震源地(しんげんち)は県(けん)の北部(ほくぶ)だそうだ。
According to the news, the epicenter of this morning's earthquake was in the north of the prefecture.
2. source; origin (of a rumor, trend, or crisis)
Figuratively, the place or person from which a rumor, trend, or disturbance spreads.
噂(うわさ)の震源地(しんげんち)は彼(かれ)だった。
He was the source of the rumor.
この店(みせ)が流行(りゅうこう)の震源地(しんげんち)になった。
This shop became the starting point of the trend.
金融危機(きんゆうきき)の震源地(しんげんち)となった国(くに)では、多(おお)くの銀行(ぎんこう)が倒産(とうさん)した。
In the country where the financial crisis began, many banks went under.

In seismology, the point underground where a quake begins is 震源(しんげん) (hypocenter) and the point on the surface above it is 震央(しんおう) (epicenter); 震源地(しんげんち) is the everyday word for the area where the quake originated.

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Similar words

  • 発信源(はっしんげん): source (of information) — neutral, no sense of disturbance
  • 発祥地(はっしょうち): birthplace (of a custom or culture) — positive, historical

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Compare: 発信源(はっしんげん) (source)
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