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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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paleoseismology
Earth science; Seismology
That part of earthquake studies that deals with evidence for earthquakes before instrumental recording of seismic waves or damage from felt reports.
seismology
Earth science; Seismology
The study of earthquakes, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
seismotectonics
Earth science; Seismology
The study of earthquakes and their relationships with faults.
hypocentre
Earth science; Seismology
The subsurface location (focus) at which the energy of an earthquake is released. Earthquakes generally occur at depths less than about 30 km, but may occur to a depth of 600 km ...
stress
Earth science; Seismology
The sudden reduction of stress across the fault plane during rupture.
footwall
Earth science; Seismology
Of the two sides of a non-vertical fault, the side below the fault plane. It is called the footwall because where inactive faults have been "filled in" with mineral deposits and ...
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Earth science; Seismology
The time scale based on the atomic second but corrected every now and again to keep it in approximate sync with the earth's rotation. The corrections show up as the leap seconds ...
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