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How to find an earthquake epicenter

The ground shakes. Where's the earthquake?

Highlighted concepts
  Earthquakes
  Waves (mechanical)
  Triangulation

How fast is seafloor colliding into North America?


This motion triggerred catastrophic tsunami across the Pacific in the year 1700. Could it happen again?

Highlighted concepts
  Seafloor spreading
  Subduction
  Tsunami

Hawaii's hot, but is it over a "hotspot"?


The Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain is the poster child for the existence of hotspots in the deep mantle. Is it so?

Highlighted concepts
  Layers of the Earth
  Convection
  Seafloor spreading

Is the San Andreas a threat to the San Diego region?


The San Andreas Fault sits over a 100 miles east of San Diego along the Salton Sea. What if it moved?

Highlighted concepts
  Transform faults
  Mechanical waves
  Seismic simulation

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The ground shakes. Where's the earthquake?

Highlighted concepts
  Earthquakes
  Mechanical waves
  Triangulation

How fast is seafloor colliding into North America?


This motion triggerred catastrophic tsunami across the Pacific in the year 1700. Could it happen again?

Highlighted concepts
  Seafloor spreading
  Subduction
  Tsunami

Hawaii's hot, but is it over a "hotspot"?


The Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain is the poster child for the existence of hotspots in the deep mantle. Is it so?

Highlighted concepts
  Layers of the Earth
  Convection
  Seafloor spreading

Is the San Andreas a threat to the San Diego region?


The San Andreas Fault sits over a 100 miles east of San Diego along the Salton Sea. What if it moved?

Highlighted concepts
  Transform faults
  Mechanical waves
  Seismic simulation

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Sedimentary rocks

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Igneous rocks

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Layers

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Lithosphere

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Convection

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Plate motion

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Subduction

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Seafloor spreading

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Hotspot

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Differentiation

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Active passive

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Paleogeography

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Bar magnet

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Field strength

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