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seismic gap
A seismic gap is a section of a fault that has produced earthquakes in the past but is now quiet. For some seismic gaps, no earthquakes have been observed historically, but it is believed that the fau [..]
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active fault
A fault that is likely to have another earthquake sometime in the future. Faults are commonly considered to be active if they have moved one or more times in the last 10,000 years.
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Mantle
The mantle is the part of the earth's interior between the metallic outer core and the crust.
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Segmentation
Segmentation is the breaking up of a fault along its length into several smaller faults. This can happen as a result of other faults crossing it, topography changes, or bends in the strike of the faul [..]
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seismic moment
The seismic moment is a measure of the size of an earthquake based on the area of fault rupture, the average amount of slip, and the force that was required to overcome the friction sticking the rocks [..]
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shadow zone
The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopp [..]
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subduction
Subduction is the process of the oceanic lithosphere colliding with and descending beneath the continental lithosphere.
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tensional stress
Tensional stress is the stress that tends to pull something apart. It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to [..]
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wavelength
The wavelength is the distance between successive points of equal amplitude and phase on a wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough).
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acceleration
When you push on the gas pedal in the car or put on the brakes, the car goes faster or slower. When it is changing from one speed to another, it is accelerating (faster) or decelerating (slower). This [..]
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