2The point on the earth's surface directly above or below an exploding nuclear bomb.
the Hall's position at the hypocentre of the blast saved it from more severe damage
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘If you project that hypocentre to the surface, you would get the epicentre which is the latitude and longitude,’ he said.
- Directly underneath the hypocentre and not far from this point the damage was massive.
- Those who were within two kilometres of the hypocentre had 50 times the expected incidence within five years.