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5-3 Earthquakes and Society
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Total cards: 4•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
a hypothesis that is based on the idea that a major earthquake is more likely to occur along the part of an active fault where no earthquakes have occured for a certain period of time
Back (Answer)
gap hypothesis
#2
Front (Question)
an area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past
Back (Answer)
seismic gap
#3
Front (Question)
a measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquakes in the future
Back (Answer)
Earthquake hazard
#4
Front (Question)
a process of making older structures more earthquake resistant
Back (Answer)
retrofitting