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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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Focal depth
Natural environment; Earthquake
The depth below the surface of the hypocenter or focus of an earthquake.
Brittle behaviour
Natural environment; Earthquake
Failure (sudden loss of strength) at some critical stress either by breaking along a new fracture or, most commonly, by frictional sliding on an already existing fracture.
Foreshocks
Natural environment; Earthquake
Smaller tremor preceding the main earthquake in a series.
Free field
Natural environment; Earthquake
Ground motion measurements that are not influenced by constructed structures.
Capable fault
Natural environment; Earthquake
An active fault or fault zone that has the potential to cause surface displacement during the lifetime of a project under consideration.
