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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love wave

Natural environment; Earthquake

A type of seismic surface having only horizontal motion transverse to the direction of propagation.

fault scarp

Natural environment; Earthquake

Steplike linear landform caused by the geologically recent offset of the land surface by a fault.

magnetic anomaly

Natural environment; Earthquake

A feature in the magnetic field produced by the distribution of magnetized material in the earth.

fault segment

Natural environment; Earthquake

A discrete section of a fault, separated by recognizable boundaries that tends to rupture independently.

magnitude

Natural environment; Earthquake

The size of an earthquake as measured on the richter scale.

fault trace

Natural environment; Earthquake

The intersection of a fault with the land surface. Commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent the location of the fault.

magnitude (earthquake)

Natural environment; Earthquake

A number that characterizes the size of an earthquake by measuring the motions recorded by a seismograph and correcting for the distance to the epicenter of the earthquake.