Parts of an Earthquake
Magnitude
Intensity
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What do you call the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes starting point?

Epicenter

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What is the measurement of the strength of an earthquake called?
magnitude
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What scale is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
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What is the name for a break in Earth's crust where tectonic plates slide?
Fault
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What is the numerical value for the magnitude

Hindu Arabic

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What is the numerical value for the Intensity

Roman Numeral

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The place inside the earth's crust where the earthquakes originates 

Focus

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This scale assigns a number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.

Richter magnitude Scale

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It describes the severity of an earthquake

Intensity

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