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A fault with both strike-slip and dip-slip movement.
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The magnitude of an earthquake determined from surface waves.
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A strike-slip fault on which displacement of the block opposite the observer is to the right.
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That part of the earth between the crust and the core.
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A fault on which the movement is parallel to the fault's strike.
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The largest earthquake, usually expressed in magnitude, judged to be possible in an area.
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A dip-slip fault in which the upper block moves over the lower block.
The dip of some thrust faults is low and the displacement may be tens of miles.
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A measure of an earthquake’s intensity, ranging from 1 to 12.
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Delineation on a local scale of areas having different potentials for the hazardous effects of earthquakes.
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