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WHAT IS THE PLACE CALLED WHERE STRESS IS RELEASED IN A EARTHQUAKE?
The place in the Earth's crust where stress is released during an earthquake is called the focus or hypocenter. It is the point underground where the rupture of the fault occurs and energy is released in the form of seismic waves. This is the actual source of an earthquake.
The fastest waves from an earthquake also called push waves are what?
seismic waves
What is a wave of energy released from an earthquake?
The seismic or shock energy that travels through Earth away from an earthquake is a form of mechanical energy. Mechanical energy applies force to materials. That's what seismic energy does in moving rocks in the earth's crust.
What is recording earthquake waves called?
Seismology.
What are the waves of force called that travel through Earth as a result of an earthquake?
Seismic Waves.
What is the kind of earthquake released during an earthquake?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
What are the most powerful shock waves from an earthquake called?
your fat mama
What are the release dates for Shock Waves 100 Years After the 1906 Earthquake - 2006 TV?
Shock Waves 100 Years After the 1906 Earthquake - 2006 TV was released on: USA: 12 April 2006 (San Francisco Bay Area)
Are waves released when there's an earthquake?
yes they are called seismic waves and if they are under the sea they are called a tsumami
The vibrational tremors sent out from an earthquake?
shock waves
Vibrational tremors sent out from an earthquake?
Shock waves
Where do tremors or shock waves originate?
Waves of movement are the results of the tectonic plates colliding at the focus of the earthquake, causing shock waves or tremors.
Kind of wave released during an wave?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
Will the shock waves from japan earthquake hit Hawaii?
yes
What are the waves from an earthquake known as?
it is called the solar planet sunlight traveler sic check it up in ask . com
What is the movement caused by the sudden shift of of the earths plates called?
Are they not called fissures RESPONSE TO: Are they not called fissures They are so not called fissures. Fissures are way different from what the question is. Now think, what type of movement do you feel when an earthquake happens. Of course, SHAKING.
What is the shock wave sent through the planet by an earthquake?
Seismic Waves.
