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a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. |
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| Geology . the point of origin of an earthquake. |
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| a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate. |
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| shock waves in solid rock generated by earthquakes or underground explosions. |
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| a measure of the strength of a earthquake |
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| any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes. |
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| a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. |
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| an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption. |
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a past participle of melt.
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liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted: molten lead.
or produced by melting and casting: a molten image. |
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| molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed. |
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| the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent. |
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a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it. |
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