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ASPERITIES
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rough places on a fault surface where friction is higher than average
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equation for earthquake size (seismic moment)
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size of earthquake = shear strenght of rock x fault area x fault displacement
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P wave
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like sound waves, move fast through solid rock
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S wave
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cause shear force on solid earth, arrive secondary to P waves
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Raliegh Waves
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SURFACE WAVES, similar to a water wave on the surface
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Love waves
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rock moves side to side when wave passes
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