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liquefacation
the process by which an earthquakes violent movement suddely turns loose soil into liquid mud
moment magnitude scale
a scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energyreleased by an earthquake
base-isolated building
a building mounted on bearings designed to absorb the energy of an earthquake
aftershock
an earthquake that occurs after a large earthquake in the same area
tsunamis
a large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
richter scale
a scale that rates seismic waves as measured by a paticular type of mechanical seismograph
surface waves
a type of seismic waves that forms when p waves and s waves reach earths surface
seismograph
a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves and movement along faults
mercalli scale
a scale that rates earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause
magnitude
the masurement of an earthquakes strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults

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