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5-2 Earthquake Measurement
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Total cards: 7•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
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an instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
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seismograph
#2
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a tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
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seismogram
#3
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the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
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epicenter
#4
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the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
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focus
#5
Front (Question)
a simple method to determine an earthquake’s epicenter
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S-P time method
#6
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a scale, commonly called Richter scale, that measures the strength of earthquakes
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Richter magnitude scale
#7
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a measure of degree to which an earthquake is felt by people and the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
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intensity