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| The release of energy in the form of waves that occurs when large masses of rock below earth's surface suddenly shift position. |
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| A large section of the earth's surface. See plate tectonics. |
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| A scale used to quantitatively rate the magnitude of an earthquake. Each increase of 1 on the Richter scale is equal to a 30-fold increase in released energy. |
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| The infomation recorded by a seismograph. |
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| An instrument that measures and records the intensity of an earthquake. |
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