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Earthquake Image Glossary


 


Glossary of earthquake terms

 

focal mechanism examples
(Image courtesy of Charles Ammon, Penn State)

Fault plane solution
A fault plane solution is a way of showing the fault and the direction of slip on it from an earthquake, using circles with two intersecting curves that look like beach balls. Also called a focal-mechanism solution.

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