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What is the point that is immediately above the focus of an earthquake?
What is the point that is immediately above the focus of an earthquake?
- Epicenter (correct)
- Active Fault
- Hypocenter
- Magnitude
Which term refers to the total energy released at the point of origin of an earthquake below the Earth's surface?
Which term refers to the total energy released at the point of origin of an earthquake below the Earth's surface?
- Intensity
- Magnitude (correct)
- Active Fault
- Epicenter
What measures the perceived strength of an earthquake based on its effects on people and structures?
What measures the perceived strength of an earthquake based on its effects on people and structures?
- Intensity (correct)
- Hypocenter
- Epicenter
- Active Fault
Which term refers to a fault that has moved within the last 100,000 years and has historical seismicity?
Which term refers to a fault that has moved within the last 100,000 years and has historical seismicity?
Where does the energy get released like an explosion below the Earth's surface during an earthquake?
Where does the energy get released like an explosion below the Earth's surface during an earthquake?
What type of fault has a dominant displacement that is horizontal and parallel to the trend?
What type of fault has a dominant displacement that is horizontal and parallel to the trend?
Which type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall block moving up?
Which type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall block moving up?
What is a common cause of induced earthquakes?
What is a common cause of induced earthquakes?
What phenomenon is associated with the lowering of the land surface?
What phenomenon is associated with the lowering of the land surface?
Which earthquake hazard involves the displacement of the ground due to violent shaking?
Which earthquake hazard involves the displacement of the ground due to violent shaking?
What type of earthquake-induced event results in mass movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope?
What type of earthquake-induced event results in mass movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope?
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