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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fault | a fracture in bedrock , along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move. |
| intensity | a measure of the damage done by an earthquake that is determined on the basis of the earthquake effect on people structure and the natural environment. |
| magnitude | a measure of the total amount of energy release at the focus of an earthquake. |
| destructure | causing damage of injury. |
| stress | The amount of force being applied to a rock of surface. |
| tsunami | A series of sea waves caused by undersea events, such as an earthquake beneath the ocean floor, that rise to great heights as they near a shore. |
| seismogram | the record made by a seismogram the paper on which data about earthquake waves is recorded. |