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Natural environment
Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.
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surface faulting (surface fault rupture)
Natural environment; Earthquake
Displacement of the ground or sea floor surface by a fault movement.
surface wave
Natural environment; Earthquake
A seismic vibration from an earthquake that travels at ground level.
swarm
Natural environment; Earthquake
A series of related earthquakes concentrated in location and time with no one earthquake of outstanding size.
tectonic earthquake
Natural environment; Earthquake
Earthquakes resulting from the release of strain by deformation of the earth.
tectonic plates
Natural environment; Earthquake
70-mile-thick blocks of the earth’s crust on which the continents ride.
tectonic province
Natural environment; Earthquake
A region characterized by uniform geologic structures.
tectonics
Natural environment; Earthquake
A branch of geology dealing with structure and deformation of the earth's crust.
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