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Earthquake Introduction

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1 Earthquake Introduction
Sample Visuals

2 Earthquake Process – Elastic Rebound Theory

3 Normal Fault Example – Balcones Fault Zone, TX
Just north of San Antonio, this faulting responsible for shape of the Edwards Aquifer

4 Thrust Fault Example – Grands Causses, France
Left portion being pushed down, right portion snapping upward in earthquakes

5 Strike-Slip Fault Example – California

6 Seismic Wave Properties – Different Speeds
They propagate at the same time on the left, but the P-waves travel faster across the graphic than the S-waves

7 Seismic Wave Properties – Different Transmissions
Image from astronomynotes.com


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