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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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flower structure
Earth science; Seismology
More-or-less symmetrical splays into sub-faults near the intersection of the main fault with the ground surface.
surface-wave magnitude
Earth science; Seismology
Magnitude of an earthquake estimated from measurements of the amplitude of surface waves.
moment magnitude (MW)
Earth science; Seismology
Magnitude of an earthquake estimated by using the seismic moment.
body-wave magnitude
Earth science; Seismology
Magnitude of an earthquake as estimated from the amplitude of body waves.
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