epicenter
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Some earthquakes are felt with greatest force far from their epicenter.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
A particular focus for investors is Texas, which Acree calls “the clear epicenter of the U.S. AI data-center buildout, with the state likely accounting for roughly 30% of national capacity additions” through 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Hu soon learned the term “Data Center Alley” and realized her home sits near the epicenter of the world’s largest data-center market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Strong shaking in Panama City, over 200 kilometers from the epicenter, sent panicked people pouring into the streets from the capital's numerous high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
As the energy rippled out from the epicenter, it magnified in strength.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Industrial-scale scam compounds have sprouted across Southeast Asia, and Cambodia has become one of the epicenters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
A less severe variant known as Clade II continues to circulate in the U.S., including in Los Angeles and San Francisco — two of the epicenters of the last outbreak in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
Churches were the epicenters of the Black community and to be taken seriously at all times, which is the main reason I enjoy the idea behind "The Book of Clarence" so much.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024
Regions near these historic earthquakes' epicenters are still seismically active today, so it's possible that some modern earthquakes could be long-lived aftershocks of past quakes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
“We refer to these as epicenters of survivorship,” Crisafulli said, who finished his degree and came back to Mount St. Helens to work for the Forest Service.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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