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earthquacke volcano
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | the sudden, rapid shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere, usually due to the abrupt slipping of rock masses along a fault plane |
| fault | (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults. |
| seismic wave | vibrations of elastic energy that travel through the Earth's interior or along its surface, typically generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, landslides, or man-made explosions. |
| focus | the exact point within the Earth's crust where an earthquake rupture initiates and seismic waves begin to propagate. |
| epicenter | the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter (or focus), which is the precise location underground where an earthquake rupture begins. |