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sismograph
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instrument used to detect and record seismic waves
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p wave
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primary wave; the fastest wave generated by an earthquake
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s wave
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secondary wave; a wave generated by an earthquake
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surface wave
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the slowest moving seismic wave generated by an earthquake
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microquake
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earthquake with a magnitude less than 2.5
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mercalli scale
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scale that expresses the intensity of an earthquake
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magnitude
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a measure of the energy released by an earthquake;
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intensity
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amount of damage caused by an earthquake
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