“Epicenter” or “Epicentre”

Language

Epicenter and epicentre are both English terms.

Usage

Epicenter is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while epicentre is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
epicenter	96	36	73	99	65	32	0	40	41	81	80	100
epicentre	4	64	27	1	35	68	0	60	59	19	20	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "epicentre" over "epicenter".
• In India, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (73 to 27).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (65 to 35).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "epicentre" over "epicenter".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epicenter" and "epicentre".
• In Ireland, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "epicentre" over "epicenter".
• In New Zealand, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "epicentre" over "epicenter".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (81 to 19).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (80 to 20).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "epicenter" over "epicentre" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use epicenter or epicentre with sample sentences.

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