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fault the sudden release of energy when movement occurs along this fault, causing ground shaking
intensity describes the observed effects of shaking on people, buildings, and the environment at a specific location
magnitude a numerical scale measuring an earthquake's size or energy release at its source
destructive a seismic event causing significant damage to buildings, infrastructure, and significant loss of life
stress The amount of force being applied to a rock or surface.
tsunami A series of sea waves caused by undersea events.
seismogram a visual recording of Earth's ground motion over time, produced by a seismograph
seismograph an instrument that detects and records ground motion from earthquakes, explosions, and other seismic events
tension they occurs when the Earth's crust is stretched and pulled apart, building up tension-Al stress that causes rocks to fracture and slip along normal faults.
compression the squeezing force of tectonic plates, creating stress that causes faults and generates earthquakes
shearing the horizontal sliding of tectonic plates or rock layers past each other
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