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Created Date 04.09.21
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  • Point of earth's surface directly above the focus
  • Seismic waves radiate out from a point of sudden energy release
  • Occurs between 70 and 700km below earth's surface
  • Occurs in the upper 70m of earth's crust
  • Smaller earthquakes after the main earthquake
  • Vibration in earth's crust caused by sudden release of stored energy in rocks along fault lines
  • Used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
  • Energy released during an earthquake

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