Glossary
Earthquake geology terms
Glossaries
Term | Definition |
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Dip | The angle by which a fault is more or less steep from the top towards the bottom. |
Depth min and max | The depth range that includes the location of the causative (i.e. seismogenic) fault of an earthquake – either a particular one or an expected/forecasted one – within the crust (or below depending on cases). |