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LECTURE
LECTURE
Strike-Slip Faults
Focus or Hypocentre
It the the point under the surface where the rupture is said to
be originated.
Types of Earthquakes
1. Shallow
2. Intermediate
3. Deep Focus
1. Body Waves
It travels through the earth’s interior layers.
They include longitudinal or primary waves also known as
“P-Waves” and transverse or secondary waves also called
as “S-Waves”.
2. Surface Waves
Intensity