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    An earthquake is caused by movement along faults in the Earth's crust. The focus or hypocenter is the location where this movement originates, deeper underground, while the epicenter is the point on the surface directly above. Aftershocks are smaller quakes that follow the main shock. Liquefaction occurs when loosely packed sediment behaves like a liquid. Intensity describes the observed effects at a point while magnitude measures the energy released on the Richter Scale. High magnitude quakes will not always cause major damage, as location and other factors also influence destructiveness.

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    An earthquake is caused by movement along faults in the Earth's crust. The focus or hypocenter is the location where this movement originates, deeper underground, while the epicenter is the point on the surface directly above. Aftershocks are smaller quakes that follow the main shock. Liquefaction occurs when loosely packed sediment behaves like a liquid. Intensity describes the observed effects at a point while magnitude measures the energy released on the Richter Scale. High magnitude quakes will not always cause major damage, as location and other factors also influence destructiveness.

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    An earthquake is caused by movement along faults in the Earth's crust. The focus or hypocenter is the location where this movement originates, deeper underground, while the epicenter is the point on the surface directly above. Aftershocks are smaller quakes that follow the main shock. Liquefaction occurs when loosely packed sediment behaves like a liquid. Intensity describes the observed effects at a point while magnitude measures the energy released on the Richter Scale. High magnitude quakes will not always cause major damage, as location and other factors also influence destructiveness.

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    An earthquake is caused by movement along faults in the Earth's crust. The focus or hypocenter is the location where this movement originates, deeper underground, while the epicenter is the point on the surface directly above. Aftershocks are smaller quakes that follow the main shock. Liquefaction occurs when loosely packed sediment behaves like a liquid. Intensity describes the observed effects at a point while magnitude measures the energy released on the Richter Scale. High magnitude quakes will not always cause major damage, as location and other factors also influence destructiveness.

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    Earthquakes

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    Activity 1
    Use your laptop to access the US Geoscience Education Page
    (http://education.usgs.gov/secondary.html ) and click on the earthquake link on
    the left tab. Use the links provided to answer the following questions. The links
    of particular use are: Learning Page for USGS Earthquake Hazards; Earthquakes;
    Earthquake Science Explained; The Severity of Earthquakes
    1. Define the following terms:
    a. Earthquake
    b. Fault
    c. Epicenter
    d. Focus/hypocenter
    e. Aftershock
    f. Liquefaction
    2. Compare the focus of an earthquake to the epicenter of an earthquake
    3. Describe how scientists can find evidence for previous earthquakes in the
    ground
    4. Explain the link between earthquakes and tsunamis
    5. Explain the difference between the intensity and magnitude of an
    earthquake. What is the Richter Scale?
    6. Will all high magnitude earthquakes cause large amounts of damage?
    Justify your answer.

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