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Extremely slow downslope flow of sediment on the surface
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Creep
Natural Disasters
Where the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Where the earthquake actually appears on the earth’s surface, sometimes there is a rupture at that point
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Epicentre
Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Downslope creep driven by sequential freezing and thawing
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Gelifluction
A huge collapse depression at the Earth’s surface that sank into a near-surface magma chamber during eruption of the magma
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A huge collapse depression at the Earth’s surface that sank into a near-surface magma chamber during eruption of the magma
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Resurgent Caldera
The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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The length of a fault broken during an earthquake
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Surface Rupture Length
Developed in 1902 by Giuseppe Mercalli
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Developed in 1902 by Giuseppe Mercalli
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Mercalli Intensity Scale
Measure earthquakes quantitatively, independent of location and assigns a magnitude value based on energy released
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Measure earthquakes quantitatively, independent of location and assigns a magnitude value based on energy released
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Magnitude Scale
Involves the movement of a slab of rock, debris, or cohesive mud as a single unit
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Involves the movement of a slab of rock, debris, or cohesive mud as a single unit
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Slide
The time between seismic waves
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The time between seismic waves
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Period
Extremely rapid downslope movement of large volumes of rock and debris
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Extremely rapid downslope movement of large volumes of rock and debris
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Sturzstrom