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The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake. | focus |
Point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus | epicenter |
vibrations that travel through the earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake | seismic waves |
(P=Primary) A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground. It is the fastest seismic wave. | P-Wave |
(S=Secondary) A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side. S-waves are slower than P-waves and cannot travel through a liquid. | S-wave |
Type of seismic wave that forms when P and S waves reach Earth’s surface. Causes the most damage. | surface wave |
A machine that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth. | seismograph |
Measurement of earthquake strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults. | magnitude |
A scale that rates earthquakes according to how much damage they cause at a particular place. | Mercalli Scale |
*Scale for measuring earthquakes, *Each step in scale is 10 times more powerful than the step below. | Richter Scale |
A rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake. Used today. | moment magnitude scale |