Earthquake

Earthquake

Of or pertaining to the natural phenomenon when tectonic plates slide or move causing the Earth's surface also move which causes devastating damage to cities and towns.

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dip

Natural environment; Earthquake

The angle of a fault or other planar geologic feature relative to horizontal.

holocene

Natural environment; Earthquake

The past 10,000 years of geologic time.

dip-slip fault

Natural environment; Earthquake

A fault with the major component of relative displacement along the direction of dip of the fault.

horst

Natural environment; Earthquake

An elongated block of the earth's crust uplifted relative to surrounding rocks along bounding faults.

displacement

Natural environment; Earthquake

The difference between the initial position of a reference point and a later position. In geology it is the permanent offset of a reference point across a fault.

hot spot

Natural environment; Earthquake

A volcanic center, 100 to 200 km across and persistent for at least a few tens of millions of years, that is thought to be the surface expression of a rising plume of hot mantle material.