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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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microzonation
Natural environment; Earthquake
Delineation on a local scale of areas having different potentials for the hazardous effects of earthquakes.
fault-plane solution
Natural environment; Earthquake
The use of seismic waves radiating from an earthquake and recorded at several stations to determine the attitude of a fault producing an earthquake and the direction of slip.
mohorovicic (moho) discontinuity
Natural environment; Earthquake
The boundary between the crust and upper mantle usually identified by an increase in the velocity of propagation of seismic waves.
moment (earthquake)
Natural environment; Earthquake
A measure of the energy released in an earthquake determined by strength of the fault and the area and amount of slip.
natural frequency
Natural environment; Earthquake
The frequency at which an elastic system vibrates when set in motion by a single pulse.
normal faults
Natural environment; Earthquake
A fault in which blocks of rock slip straight down; also called dip-slip faults.
