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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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seismic zone
Natural environment; Earthquake
An area within which the seismic-design requirements are constant.
seismograph
Natural environment; Earthquake
An instrument for amplifying and recording the motions of the earth caused by seismic waves.
seismologists
Natural environment; Earthquake
Scientists who study earthquakes and their causes and results.
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fault
Natural environment; Earthquake
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement along the fractures as a result of earth movement. Large faults ...
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fracture
Natural environment; Earthquake
A fracture is any separation in a geologic formation, such as a joint or a fault that divides the rock into two or more pieces. A fracture will sometimes form a deep fissure or crevice in the rock. ...
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San Andreas Fault
Natural environment; Earthquake
The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 810 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and ...
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intraplate earthquake
Natural environment; Earthquake
An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate, whereas an interplate earthquake is one that occurs at a plate boundary. Intraplate earthquakes are ...
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