Epicenter

The epicenter is directly above the earthquake's hypocenter (also called the focus).

The epicenter (/ˈɛpɪˌsɛntər/), epicentre, or epicentrum[1] in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary: "The point over the centre: applied in Seismol. to the outbreaking point of earthquake shocks."