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A submarine earthquake causes a tsunami.

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What is the tracing of earthquake motion made by a seismograph called?

the motion is called seismogram


Where is the first motion of an earthquake occur?

It is called the epicenter which is the starting point.


The place where earth's slipping motion begins is called an earthquake's what?

This area is called the fault line.


IS Earthquake is force or motion?

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What is the definition of convergent motion?

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What is a tracing of earthquake motion?

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How many times greater is the maximum ground motion of a magnitude 5 earthquake compared with that of a magnitude 3 earthquake?

The maximum ground motion of a magnitude 5 earthquake is 100 times larger than a magnitude 3 earthquake.


Does the epicenter create the first motion of earthquake?

The epicenter, a point on the earth's surface directly over the focus, is where the first motion of an earthquake will be felt.The first motion of an earthquake is created at the focus, the point deep underground where the first break in the fault line occurs.


What is the focus and epicenter of an earthquake?

The focus of an earthquake is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.


What is the name of the kind of motion that causes an earthquake?

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What is the difference in strength between a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and a 9.0 magnitude earthquake?

-3.0 magnitude or if you want the ground motion: Each time the magnitude increases by one unit, the measured ground motion becomes 10 times larger. For example, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale will produce 10 times as much ground motion as an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0. Furthermore, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 will produce 100 times as much ground motion (10 × 10) as an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0.


What do you call the underwater forward motion of a submarine?

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