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Elastic Rebound Theory


Theory that describes how earthquakes arise from the horizontal movement of adjacent tectonic plates along a linear strike-slip fault. This theory suggests that the two plates moving in opposite direc [..]
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Elastic Rebound Theory


the theory that states that earthquakes are caused by the energy released when rocks that are deformed by stress suddenly break along a fault and return to their original shape
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