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| a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake |
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| waves of energy that travel from the focus of an earthquake through the material of Earth's body. Ex: P & S waves |
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| the shaking of Earth's crust caused by a release of energy |
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| the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus |
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| a break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred |
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| the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake |
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| a temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of liquid, often as a result of severe ground shaking |
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| an earthquake wave that travels along Earth's surface moving particles side to side perpendicular to waves' direction |
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| the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake |
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| body waves that squeeze and stretch rock materials as they pass through Earth |
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| an earthquake wave that travels along Earth's surface moving particles in an elliptical pattern |
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| body waves that cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which waves are traveling; known as secondary |
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| an area along a seismically active fault where no earthquake activity has occurred over a long period of time |
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| the recording of an earthquake made by a seismograph |
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| an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes |
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| Earthquake waves that travel along earth's surface: ex: Love & Rayleigh waves |
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| a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. |
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