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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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Fault scarp
Natural environment; Earthquake
Steplike linear landform caused by the geologically recent offset of the land surface by a fault.
Magnetic anomaly
Natural environment; Earthquake
A feature in the magnetic field produced by the distribution of magnetised material in the earth.
Fault segment
Natural environment; Earthquake
A discrete section of a fault, separated by recognisable boundaries that tends to rupture independently.
Magnitude
Natural environment; Earthquake
The size of an earthquake as measured on the richter scale.
Fault trace
Natural environment; Earthquake
The intersection of a fault with the land surface. Commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent the location of the fault.
Magnitude (earthquake)
Natural environment; Earthquake
A number that characterises the size of an earthquake by measuring the motions recorded by a seismograph and correcting for the distance to the epicentre of the earthquake.
Magnitude, body-wave
Natural environment; Earthquake
A measure of the of the magnitude of an earthquake determined from P waves.
