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The depth below the surface of the hypocenter or focus of an earthquake.
Industry:Natural environment
Failure (sudden loss of strength) at some critical stress either by breaking along a new fracture or, most commonly, by frictional sliding on an already existing fracture.
Industry:Natural environment
Ground motion measurements that are not influenced by constructed structures.
Industry:Natural environment
An active fault or fault zone that has the potential to cause surface displacement during the lifetime of a project under consideration.
Industry:Natural environment
The longest period of ground motion for which a structure shows a maximum response.
Industry:Natural environment
A series of faults that may tilt rocks in many different directions.
Industry:Natural environment
