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Earthquake

Happen when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past each other

Fault plane

Where the surface split

Hypocenter

Location below the earth surface where earthquake start

Center of the earthquake

Epicenter

Directly above it

Fore shock

Smaller earthquake happen on the small place

Main shock

Largest shock, main earthquake

After shock

Small earthquake occur afterwards same place of after in main shock

Dangerous

Seismograph

Recorded by instrument

Seismogram

The recording they make

Magnitude

Size of the earthquake or how big

Intensity

Shocking from the earthquake

How strong is the earthquake

Richer scale

Use of magnitude scale

Energy released by earthquake

No recorded of 10 highest is 8-9

1-10

Mercalli scale

1-12 Roman numerals

Measuring the effect of the earthquake

Tsunami

Wave train services of wave

Generated by water

Caused by earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, meteorites

Volcanic eruption

A mountain serve as a vent other gases escape

Pressure inside causes the eruption