EESA06H3 Midterm: EESA06 - Chapter 3 Terms
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Distinct earthquake zone that begins at an oceanic trench and slopes landward and downward into earth at and angle of about 30 to 60 . Circum pacific belt major belt around the edge of the pacific ocean on which most composite volcanoes are located and where many earthquakes occur. Distance between the focus and the epicentre of an earthquake. A trembling or shaking of the ground cased by the sudden release of energy stored in the rocks beneath the surface. The point on the earth"s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. The point within the earth from which seismic waves originate in an earthquake. A type of surface seismic wave that causes the ground to move side to side in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the direction the wave is travelling. A measure of the energy released during an earthquake.
