The earthquake ___ is the location of the rupture initiation at depth along a fault within...
The earthquake ___ is the location of the rupture initiation at depth along a fault within the crust.
a hypocenter (focus)
b epicenter
c time lag
d fault
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The earthquake fault is the location of the rupture initiation at depth along a fault within the crust.
Earthquake rupture is the process of slip during earthquake.
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D. What hazards would location D experience? Mark all that
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A. Which location is currently like Minnesota TODAY?
B. Which location is like Minnesota during the rifting event 1.1
billion years ago?
C. Name a rock that would be formed at location A.
D. What hazards would location D experience? Mark all that
apply. Ash Fall, Breccia, Lahar, Pyroclastic Flow, Rapture,
Rupture, Sinkholes
스 CA LI continental crust oceanic crust -. oceanic ridge oceanic trench ▲ volcano
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