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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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Elastic rebound
Natural environment; Earthquake
The release of strain energy by the abrupt movement of a fault with a resultant earthquake.
Left-lateral fault
Natural environment; Earthquake
A strike-slip fault on which displacement of the block opposite the observer is to the left.
Epicentre
Natural environment; Earthquake
The position on the earth’s surface above the focus of an earthquake.
Exceedance probability
Natural environment; Earthquake
The probability that a specified level of ground motion or social or economic impact in an area will be exceeded in a specified time.
Tectonic plates
Natural environment; Earthquake
70-mile-thick blocks of the earth’s crust on which the continents ride.
Tectonics
Natural environment; Earthquake
A branch of geology dealing with structure and deformation of the earth's crust.
