EARTHQUAKES Crossword

A term used to describe both sudden slip on a fault and results in the ground shaking and radiated seismic energy caused by the slip, or by volcanic or magmatic activity
The point on the earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter (focus), point in the crust where seismic rupture begins
A fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture
Large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another on teh outer surface of the Earth
A large wave on the ocean, usually caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or coastal landslide
A great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged
A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
A mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes
An instrument that detects and records vibrations and movements in the Earth, especially during an earthquake
The region where two lithospheric plates come together, one riding over the other. A region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
A measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake
The planet on which we live — the third planet from the sun
A continental transform fault that extends through California and forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. Its motion is horizontal
Earthquakes that follow the largest shock of an earthquake sequence -- smaller than the main shock
An elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion.