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liquefation
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occurs when an earthquakes violent shaking suddenly turns loose, soft soil into liquid mud
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aftershock
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an earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area
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What can severe shaking cause by seismic waves do?
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they can damage or destroy buildings, and bringes, topple utility poles, and fracture gas and water remains
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tsunamis
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if the earthquae is strong enough, the water displaced by the quake forms large waves called tsunamis
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how do you reduce earthquake damage?
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by making building stonger and more flexible and the older builders must be modified to withstand the stronger quakes
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base-isolated buildings
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a building designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake
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what is the best way to protect yourslef during an earthquake?
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drop, cover, and hold
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how do you observe the changes along faults?
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geoligists put in place insstuments that measure stress and deformation in the crust
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