Comment The epicenter wasn't any miles below the surface (Score 1) 611
It's incorrect to say that the epicenter was 4.7 miles below the surface. The epicenter is, by definition, on the surface. That 4.7 mile metric is the distance between the center and the epicenter.
You Slashdotters are the last folks I'd expect to go along with the common assumption that "epicenter" is just a highfalutin' word for "center".
Well, actually I guess these guys are.
