Seismology

Seismology

The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.

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Volcanic earthquakes

Earth science; Seismology

Earthquakes associated with volcanic activity.

Active margin

Earth science; Seismology

Continental margin characterised by earthquakes and volcanic activity (i.e. location of transform fault or subduction zone).

Passive margin

Earth science; Seismology

Continental margin formed during initial rifting apart from continents to for an ocean; frequently has thick sedimentary deposits.

Arc

Earth science; Seismology

Commonly refers to the chain of volcanoes (volcanic arc) that sometimes form inland and that are produced by subduction.

Waveform modelling

Earth science; Seismology

Comparing synthetic and observed seismograms to better understand Earth's internal structure and fault rupture processes.

Relaxation theory

Earth science; Seismology

Concept wherein radiated seismic waves of an earthquake result when stored strain within the Earth is released at the time of slip along a fault; adjacent fault blocks reach new states of ...

Indicate how well the value in the corresponding layer could be determined independently of that of the other layers, if the data had no errors. They illustrate "vertical smearing:" they are largest ...