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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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gradient
Earth science; Seismology
The partial derivative of the vectors in three directions. The gradient vector point in the direction of steepest slope.
directivity
Earth science; Seismology
The phenomena where azimuth dependence is due to fault propagation effects (i.e. stations lying in the directions of rupture propagation may get higher amplitudes than those lying in an area where ...
seismic hazard
Earth science; Seismology
The physical effects such as ground shaking, faulting, landsliding, and liquefaction that underlie the earthquake's potential danger.
fault plane
Earth science; Seismology
The plane that most closely coincides with the rupture surface of a fault.
rupture zone
Earth science; Seismology
The area of the Earth through which faulting occurred during an earthquake. For very small earthquakes, this zone could be a few millimetres long, but in the case of a great earthquake, the rupture ...
seismic phase
Earth science; Seismology
The onset of a displacement or oscillation on a seismogram, indicating the arrival of a different type of seismic wave.
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