Earthquake epicentre
This task is about using data to find out more about earthquakes.
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a) Label the following three parts of the diagram:
fault line - focus - epicentre
a) Label the following three parts of the diagram:
fault line - focus - epicentre
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b) Describe the situation happening on the picture above.
What do all of the arrows indicate?
b) Describe the situation happening on the picture above.
What do all of the arrows indicate?
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c) What do the numbers 6.5 m, 2.0 m etc., indicate?
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d) What general name is given to the structures labelled Australian and Pacific?
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e) Give the most probable reason for this earthquake occurring.
e) Give the most probable reason for this earthquake occurring.
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