ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPICENTRE
From New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from epi- + kentron needle.
2 QUOTES WITH «EPICENTRE»
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epicentre.
The West has always been the epicentre of possibility. One of the ways we forge against mortality is to head west. It's to do with catching the sun before it slips behind the horizon.
We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPICENTRE»
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epicentre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
epicentre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Epicentre of violence: partition voices and memories from ...
Interviews of first-hand accounts of those caught in the turmoil of partition from Amritsar
Ian Talbot, Darshan Singh Tatla, 2006
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At the
Epicentre: Hong Kong and the SARS Outbreak
CHAPTER 1 Unmasking SARS: Voices from the Epicentre Alexandra A Seno and
Alejandro Reyes looked ready for a turn on a nightclub dance floor. But on the
sweltering afternoon of 1 July 2003 — the sixth anniversary of the handover of ...
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Recombinant Gene Expression: Reviews and Protocols
Vectors that offer very high accuracy in blue/white screening and provide a much
darker blue color of colonies have been constructed and are available
commercially. These are pIndigoBAC-5 (Epicentre) and TrueBlue-BAC2 (
Genomics One).
Paulina Balbás, Argelia Lorence, 2004
As a general rule, the shallower the hypocentre, the greater the magnitude at the
epicentre. However, although seismic shaking may be traced back to a point, the
actual fault movement will involve the frictional slippage of a plane which may ...
Besides knowing when the waves arrive at the seismometer you have to know
where and when the earthquake occurred. From this information you know how
long it took the waves to travel the known distance from the epicentre to the ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
1943 Aug 23 Arthur-s Pass M = 5f-6 Felt Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, and
Westland. Intensity MM7 in epicentral region. Epicentre 42-8° S, 171-7° E.
Aftershocks. 1944 Mar 26 Southern Fiordland M = 5J Epicentre 45-7° S, 166-7° E
.
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Engineering Geology of the Channel Tunnel
The adoption of an epicentre in the Channel (Fig. 13.2) is supported by the
location of the maximum intensities, the after shocks, the tidal wave and in
general with the spread of the macroseismic marks. However it does not account
for some ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
1922 November 11 Time — 0433 Magnitude — 8.3 Epicentre — 28. 5S 70.0W
Reliability Index — 1 Slight fluctuations were recorded at a few South Island
locations following an earthquake centred off the coast of Chile. The reports are
as ...
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Excel HSC & Preliminary Senior Science
Locating the epicentre of an earthquake The epicentre of an earthquake is the
point on the Earth's surface that lies directly above the focus or origin of an
earthquake (see Figure 11 .5). Towns and cities in the area of the epicentre will
feel the ...
It might sail a bit close to the wind for some people in Hong Kong though.'- Peter Arbon, Structural Engineer for Earthquake Design 'My initial scepticism quickly evolved into inquisitiveness as I devoured this exciting story.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPICENTRE»
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epicentre is used in the context of the following news items.
EpiCentre hotel timeline pushed back
Visible at back center is the concrete pad site on the roof of the EpiCentre where the new hotel will be built. It was announced in June 2014 that ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
Wagga the 'epicentre' of Riverina youth
WE ARE YOUNG: Australian Bureau of Statistics data says Wagga is the youth epicentre of the Riverina, but outlying areas' median ages are ... «Riverina Leader, Jul 15»
Glitch perfect
... halted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), once the epicentre of America's financial markets, on which almost all other trading hinged. «The Economist, Jul 15»
Billionaire Fund Manager Says Beijing Loses “Poise”
The highly speculative Shenzhen ChiNext market, which reached a capitalisation of US$ 470 billion has been the epicentre of speculation but ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
49% turnout in Jammu gurdwara polls
The areas were the epicentre of the agitation last month following the removal of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's poster by the administration, ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
How a vegetable shop has become a symbol of Berlin
which resists increases in rent for privately owned subsidized housing in the Kottbusser Tor area, the epicentre of the mainly Turkish Kreuzberg ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
St Louis apparently the epicentre of a cyber attack - Zerohedge
St Louis apparently the epicentre of a cyber attack - Zerohedge. Wed 8 Jul 2015 16:53:18 GMT. Author: Ryan Littlestone | Category: News. Author: Ryan ... «ForexLive, Jul 15»
The 24/7 search for killer quakes
On 25 April, the work that began on Sanders's screen ended up with the US government dispatching a response team to the quake's epicentre ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
Chitungwiza, the epicentre of Worship
HISTORICALLY feared as a territorial spirit terrain, Chitungwiza is gradually becoming a Christian dominion. Once hailed for its sporting ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
South Sudan: UN Mission deplores killing of civilian in Organization …
In South Sudan's Central Equatoria state, where the epicentre of the outbreak is located, students and teachers in schools near cholera ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
