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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fault | a facture in bedrock along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move |
| intensity | a measure of the damage one by an earthquake that is determined on the basis of the earthquake's effect on people structure and the natural environment. |
| magnitude | measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake |
| destructive | causing damage or injury |
| stress | the amount of force being applied to a rock or surface |
| tsunami | a series of sea waves caused by undersea events |
| seismogram | the record made by sieismogram the paper on which data about earthquake waves is recorded |
| seismograph | an instrument used to detect earthquakes waves |
| tension | tension es magnitude |
| compression | material con mineral |
| shearing | a magnitude de la Tierra |