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A block of the earth's crust, usually elongated, that has subsided relative to adjacent rocks along bounding faults.
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A feature in the gravity field of the earth caused by the distribution of mass in the earth.
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The anticipated ground acceleration at a site used for earthquake-resistance design of a structure.
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General terms referring to the quantitative or qualitative motion of the earth's surface produced by earthquakes or explosions.
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The largest earthquake that has a high enough probability of occurring at a site that it is appropriate to design a structure to withstand it.
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The velocity with which most of the energy in a wave train travels.
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The increase in volume of rock due to a change in strain.
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A unit of frequency, equal to the number of cycles per second. See frequency.
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The angle of a fault or other planar geologic feature relative to horizontal.
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A fault with the major component of relative displacement along the direction of dip of the fault.
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