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Earthquake
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Sudden movement of the Earth's crust
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1906 San Francisco earthquake
Earthquake in California
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Magnitude 8.0 earthquake in China
1999 Jiji earthquake
Earthquake in Taiwan
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Indian Ocean
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal
1994 Northridge earthquake
Earthquake in Los Angeles, California
2005 Kashmir earthquake
Earthquake in South Asia
Great Hanshin earthquake
Earthquake in Japan on January 17, 1995
2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake
Earthquake in Gulf of Alaska
1983 Coalinga earthquake
Earthquake affecting Central California
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multi-segment earthquake
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Lower crustal structure in northern California: Implications from strain rate variations following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
scientific article published in January 2003
Postseismic deformation following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
scientific article published on 10 June 2000
A mechanical model for intraplate earthquakes: application to the new madrid seismic zone
scientific article published on September 2000
Past and Possible Future Earthquakes of Significance to the San Diego Region
scholarly article by John G. Anderson et al published May 1989 in Earthquake Spectra
Inferring a Thrust-Related Earthquake History from Secondary Faulting: A Long Rupture Record of La Laja Fault, San Juan, Argentina
scholarly article by Thomas K. Rockwell et al published 17 December 2013 in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Assessment of tsunami hazard to the U.S. East Coast using relationships between submarine landslides and earthquakes
scholarly article by Uri S. ten Brink et al published August 2009 in Marine Geology
Rupture models for the A.D. 900–930 Seattle fault earthquake from uplifted shorelines
scholarly article by Uri S. ten Brink et al published 2006 in Geology
A Northward-propagating Earthquake Sequence in Coastal Southern California?
scholarly article by L. B. Grant & Thomas K. Rockwell published 1 July 2002 in Seismological Research Letters
Large Transverse Range Earthquakes Cause Coastal Upheaval near Ventura, Southern California
scholarly article by Thomas K. Rockwell et al published 25 October 2016 in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Timing and slip for prehistoric earthquakes on the Superstition Mountain Fault, Imperial Valley, southern California
scholarly article by Larry D. Gurrola & Thomas K. Rockwell published 10 March 1996 in Journal of Geophysical Research
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An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage critical...

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