直下型地震

English translation: epicentral earthquake

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Japanese term or phrase:直下型地震
English translation:epicentral earthquake
Entered by: Steven Ritchie

08:22 Apr 24, 2016
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Geology / Earthquake terminology
Japanese term or phrase: 直下型地震
What is the best English translation for this Japanese term?

The recent Kumamoto earthquake was described on NHK radio as 直下型地震. It literally means "directly-below-type earthquake".

The various dictionary definitions in English are: strong local earthquake, near-field earthquake, epicentral earthquake, inland earthquake.

It is a strong, local earthquake directly under a populated area, especially with a shallow focus.
Steven Ritchie
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:30
epicentral earthquake
Explanation:
epicentral earthquake | RNN時事英語辞典
rnnnews.jp/search/result/?q=epicentral+earthquake‎
「epicentral earthquake」の意味は? 時事用語専門のオンライン英語辞書、RNN時事 英語辞典。
Mechanism of earthquakes|Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...
www.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/.../2000076.html
Kanto earthquake is a "subduction-zone earthquake" which is generated by the Eurasian plate slips under the Philippines sea plate. ... Characteristics of epicentral earthquakes are that they are on a smaller scale compared to subduction-zone ...
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cinefil
Japan
Local time: 06:30
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3 -1epicentral earthquake
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epicentral earthquake


Explanation:
epicentral earthquake | RNN時事英語辞典
rnnnews.jp/search/result/?q=epicentral+earthquake‎
「epicentral earthquake」の意味は? 時事用語専門のオンライン英語辞書、RNN時事 英語辞典。
Mechanism of earthquakes|Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...
www.bousai.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/.../2000076.html
Kanto earthquake is a "subduction-zone earthquake" which is generated by the Eurasian plate slips under the Philippines sea plate. ... Characteristics of epicentral earthquakes are that they are on a smaller scale compared to subduction-zone ...


cinefil
Japan
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  multiverse: "epicentral earthquake"は和製英語。
15 days
  -> 和製英語が全て☓とは言えないでしょう。わたしにはこれが一番シックリきます。
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