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| a point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs |
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| An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake |
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| weaker earthquakes that follow a stronger earthquake |
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| occurs where two plates slip past each other |
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*travel through solids, liquids, and gas
*fast
*first waves detected
*move rock back and forth |
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*second fastest wave
*side to side motion
*Slower than p waves
* Travel through solids only |
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| a large movement of water created by an underwater earthquake |
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| a wave of energy that travels through the Earth away from an earthquake in all directions |
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| the point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point |
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| used to measure strength of earthquake based on units of 10 |
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| Measures earthquake intensity based on damage and a person's opinion. I to XI |
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