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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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bedrock
Earth science; Seismology
Relatively hard, solid rock that commonly underlies softer rock, sediment, or soil.
rift
Earth science; Seismology
Region where the crust has split apart, usually marked by a rift valley (e.g. East African Rift, Rhine Graben).
slab
Earth science; Seismology
Refers to the oceanic crustal plate that underthrusts the continental plate and is consumed by the Earth's mantle.
deterministic methods
Earth science; Seismology
Refers to methods of calculating ground motions for hypothetical earthquakes based on earthquake-source models and wave- propagation methods that exclude random effects.
Holocene
Earth science; Seismology
Refers to a period of time between the present and 10,000 years before present. Applied to rocks or faults, this term indicates the period of rock formation or the time of most recent fault slip. ...
geotechnical
Earth science; Seismology
Referring to the use of scientific methods and engineering principles to acquire, interpret, and apply knowledge of earth materials for solving engineering problems.
kinematic
Earth science; Seismology
Referring to the general movement patterns and directions of the Earth's rocks that produce rock deformation.
