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A broad term used for the process of lessening the impact of earthquakes on society.
Industry:Natural environment
The solid outer crust of the earth including the crust and upper mantle.
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A feature in the magnetic field produced by the distribution of magnetized material in the earth.
Industry:Natural environment
The most common secondary hazard resulting from an earthquake.
Industry:Natural environment
A stage in a periodic motion measured with respect to a reference and expressed in angular measure.
Industry:Natural environment
The character and distribution of landforms.
Industry:Natural environment
See earthquake risk.
Industry:Natural environment
A large mass of rock, sliding or flowing very rapidly under the force of gravity.
Industry:Natural environment
See earthquake hazard.
Industry:Natural environment
An orderly approach to quantifying the extent to which a site or a region is exposed to earthquake hazards.
Industry:Natural environment