Word: faults
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...slip varies in places along the fault, and so the average of the slip is used in computing the "moment...
...place along the fault where the slip is not zero is considered a ruptured area...
Think of a fault as a surface with materials on both sides. During an earthquake, the materials move against each other...
...most recent quake, which follows a seriesof smaller, hidden-fault based earthquakes inCalifornia, is causing a re-evaluation in thedebate about what type of earthquake would causethe greatest urban damage...
...offset of the fault is called the slip. In a medium-sized earthquake measuring six on the Richter scale, the average slip would be about half a meter...