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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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Wave dilatation
Earth science; Seismology
Initial motion toward (pulling) the source. The opposite of compression.
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.
Magnitude
Earth science; Seismology
A general term for a measure of the strength or energy of an earthquake as determined from seismographic information.
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