震源 (zhèn yuán) — epicenter or hypocenter (of an earthquake)

Definition

Examples

• 那次地震的震源在海底。
  Nà cì dì zhèn de zhèn yuán zài hǎi dǐ.
  The epicenter of that earthquake was on the seabed.
• 地质学家正在研究这个地震的震源。
  Dì zhì xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè ge dì zhèn de zhèn yuán.
  Geologists are researching the hypocenter of this earthquake.
• 这个地区离地震震源很近。
  Zhè ge dì qū lí dì zhèn zhèn yuán hěn jìn.
  This area is very close to the earthquake's epicenter.