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seismic moment


The seismic moment is a measure of the size of an earthquake based on the area of fault rupture, the average amount of slip, and the force that was required to overcome the friction sticking the rocks [..]
Source: earthquake.usgs.gov

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seismic moment


A measure of the strength of an earthquake, computed from the product of the area of fault rupture, the average amount of slip, and the shear modulus (rigidity) of the rocks offset by faulting. The mo [..]
Source: ga.gov.au




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