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earthquake: the violent shaking of the ground produced by deep seismic waves, beneath the epicentre, generated by a sudden decrease or release in a volume of rock of elastic strain accumulated over a long time in regions of seismic activity (tectonic earthquake).The magnitude of an earthquake is represented by the Richter scale; the intensity by the Mercalli scale; -DDMG
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earthquake: a shaking or trembling of the earth that accompanies mountain building or other crustal movements including those caused by deposition of heavy loads of sediment on the sea bottom..
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macroearthquake: earthquake with a magnitude equal to or greater than 3.0
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microearthquake: an earthquake with a magnitude less than 3.0
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