Epicentre
Noun
しんげんち
震源地に近いところに住んでる友達が心配だよ。
I’m worried about my friends who live close to the epicenter.
The earthquake origin ground is where the earthquake started from. It is the epicenter.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.