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What do you call the study of earthquakes?
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Seismology
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Caused by sudden movement of part of the earth's crust.
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Earthquakes
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Place below ground along the fault where an earthquake begins and energy is released.
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Focus
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Place on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
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Epicenter
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The size of an earthquake and is measured by the amount of energy released
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Magnitude
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measures the energy released during an earthquake
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Richter Scale
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