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epicenter point on earth surface directly above on earth quake focus.
fault point fracture that occurs when rock break an that resoult in relative movement of opposing side
focus point deep inside earth where energy is released cousing on earthqake
lava molten rock flowing into earth surface
lithosphere riged layer of earth about 100 km thick made of the crust and a part of the upper montle
magenitude a measure of the energy realising by on earth quake
rifts long crack fissur or through that forms between tectonoics plate moving apart of plate boundaries
seismic safe describe the ability of structures to stand up in the vibration cousing by an earthqake
Surface waves ore the slowest and largest at the semsic waves
Seismograph instrument used to record seismicwaves
Tsunami powerful seisimic seawave that being over an ocean floor earth quakes can reach 3m in height when approching land and can lawse destruction in coogtol areos
Valcanoes cone shoped hill or mountin formed when hot energy solid and gas erupt into earth surface through a vent
Pyrocloostic floow a messive a voloches of hot glowing rock flowing one crushing of menlly hot gases
Richter scale a scale that measure s how strong is earthquakes
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