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| When rocks break, they move along surfaces called faults |
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| Vibrations produce by a breaking rock |
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| Rock above the earths surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface |
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| Rock above fault surface is forced up and over the rock below the faults surface |
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| Rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other without much upward or downward movement |
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| Rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other without much upward or downward m |
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| Generated by an earthquake travel through the earth |
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| Force pushes on rock in opposite directions |
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| Measure of energy released during an earthquake |
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| Occurs when wet soil acts more like a liquid during an earthquake |
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