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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fault | a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock move relative to each other due to tectonic forces, causing significant displacement |
| intensity | the quality of being intense |
| magnitude | the great size or extent of something |
| destructive | causing great and irreparable harm or damage |
| stress | the amount of force being applied to a rock or suface |
| tsunami | a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance |
| seismogram | a record produced by a seismograph |
| seismograph | an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration |
| tension | the state of being stretched tight. |
| compression | the action of compressing or being compressed |
| shearing | break off or cause to break off |