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Definitions of earthquakes in various dictionaries:
noun - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
noun - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
EARTHQUAKES - An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in t...
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| You may find faults with them |
| Seisms |
| Her squeak at random, caused by passing plates? |
| San Andreas Fault outputs |
| What's measured by [circled letters] |
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| Dr Lucy Jones is part of the "Hazards Team" for these events at the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena |
| The modified Mercalli scale ranks these 1-12: 1 - not felt except by few, 12 - total destruction |
| Hot California is famous for these temblors, making it a shake & bake state |
| In 1931 2 Americans modified the Mercalli scale to measure the intensity of these in California |
| The Mercalli scale measures the intensity of these from I to XII |
| They're recorded on seismographs |
| In '06 these events devastated San Francisco in April & Valparaiso, Chile in August |
| ...that's built to withstand these, as mandated in Los Angeles building code section 8805 |
| Seismology studies the seismic waves produced by these plate shifts |
| Irish geologist Richard Oldham discovered that these events have primary & secondary waves |
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| Plural form of earthquake. |
| a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. |
| A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. |
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An Earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt to those violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities. The seismicity, or seismic activity, of an area is the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. The word tremor is also used for non-earthquake seismic rumbling. * At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and displacing or disrupting the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides, and occasionally volcanic activity. * In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event whether natural or caused by humans that generates sei |