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Maximum deviation from normal of any wave-like disturbance.
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The soft and probably partly molten layer of the earth below the lithosphere. Distinguished by low seismic-wave velocities and high seismic wave attenuation .
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The decrease in seismic signal amplitude caused by spreading of the wave and absorption and scattering of seismic energy by the materials of the earth as a wave propagates from a source.
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A measure of the relative frequency of the occurrence of earthquakes of different sizes.
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The use of seismic waves radiating from an earthquake and recorded at several stations to determine the attitude of a fault producing an earthquake and the direction of slip.
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A seismic wave that involves particle motion in the direction of propagation.
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A seismic surface wave involving elliptical motion in a vertical plane oriented in the direction of propagation of the wave.
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A scale ranging from 1 to 10 used to show the size of an earthquake.
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The area around the pacific basin where a lot of seismic activity occurs, including the western coast of north and south america and east asian islands like japan.
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A seismic body wave involving shear motion transverse to the direction of propagation of the wave.
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