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A locality at which the actual or potential effects of an earthquake are evaluated.
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The relative displacement of one of two points on opposite sides of a fault.
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The average velocity of displacement of points on opposite sides of a fault.
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A large mass of snow, falling, sliding, or flowing very rapidly under the force of gravity.
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A natural occurring layer of minerals and organic material capable of supporting vegetation. In engineering, all unconsolidated material above bedrock.
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The vertical arrangement of soil horizons down to the parent material.
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Jerky frictional fault slip in which the opposing blocks of rock, held by friction, episodically and suddenly slide.
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The percentage change in the length, shape, or volume of a body subjected to deformation.
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Force per unit area acting on a surface within a body.
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The difference between the stress across a fault before and after an earthquake.
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