[NorthMountain]

epicenter

No, it was the center.

The epicenter is the point on the ground above the underground focus of an earthquake.

[Neanderthal]

"The epicenter is the point on the ground above the underground focus of an earthquake."

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On a line from the center of the earth through the center of the earthquake. I hate the misuse/overuse of "epicenter."

[GingisK]

With a lot of TNT, you can safely bet your last dollar that there WAS and earthquake.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You probably pick on writers who use “decimated” incorrectly, too. Right?

Now I’m not picking on you because you are right and I do the same thing. As Rush used to famously say, “words have meanings.”