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What is the maximum amount of slip on a fault during an earthquake?
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what are the maxuim amount of slip on a fault during an earthquake
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What name is given to the point on a fault at which the first movement or break occurs during an earthquake?
This is known as the earthquake's focus or hypocentre.
Can country not on fault line have earthquake?
a counrty not on the fault like is unlikly to have a earthquake
What does a fault have to do with an earthquake?
The fault is what causes an earthquake by sliding together, making friction.
What type of fault is associated with the 1964 earthquake in alaska?
the fault that is assicuated with the 1964 earthquake in Alaska is a reverse fault
What fault did the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake sit on?
the asian fault
Where is the place where rocks slip during an earthquake?
A fault line
What happens along a fault beneath earth's surface during an earthquake?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
What is the exact location in a fault where energy is released during an earthquake?
epicenter
Moment magnitude estimates the amount of energy an earthquake releases and is derived from the amount of displacement along a n?
Fault
What causes a rapid change to land forms?
Activation of a fault during an earthquake.
What is the term for the place where slippage first occurs in an earthquake?
This is at the fault lines. This is were the most damage is going to occur during the earthquake.
What name is given to the point on a fault at which the first movement or break occurs during an earthquake?
This is known as the earthquake's focus or hypocentre.
Does an earthquake cause a fault?
No an earthquake is caused because in that certain area where the earthquake was , there was a fault line.
Can country not on fault line have earthquake?
a counrty not on the fault like is unlikly to have a earthquake
What does a fault have to do with an earthquake?
The fault is what causes an earthquake by sliding together, making friction.
What type of fault is associated with the 1964 earthquake in alaska?
the fault that is assicuated with the 1964 earthquake in Alaska is a reverse fault
What is the name of the largest earthquake fualt?
The largest earthquake fault is San Andreas fault.
