EARTHQUAKES! - Clue Search Puzzles - Combining Trivia, Crosswords, and Word Search Puzzles for Classroom Use, Homeschooling and Brain Exercises!

The Great Hanshin earthquake devastated __, Japan in 1995

Boundary between plates where relative motion can cause a quake

Earthquakes can cause __ if gas pipes rupture or power wires fall

The __ or hypocenter of most earthquakes lies far below the surface

Smaller earthquakes can be caused by moving __ in volcanoes

Large __ developing in seismic areas may be at tremendous risk

The __ caused is proportional to the development of the affected area

Earthquake magnitudes are measured by the __ released

Large sections of the Earth's crust that move relative to each other

The familiar and traditional __ scale still measures smaller quakes

An earthquake creates __ waves that travel through the ground

Another word for an earthquake

Huge ocean waves generated by large underwater earthquakes

Some __ in earthquake-prone areas have related stories and legends

There are thousands of seismic __ around the world recording motion

Term for the surface above the place of origin of the quake motion

San __, California had a major earthquake and fires in 1906

Medium and large quakes are now measured on the moment __ scale

Cities in seismic areas should __ bridges and major buildings

Term for the motion of plates of the earth's crust

A subsequent, weaker earthquake following the initial quake

Some anticipate this state to be hit by The Big One at some point

Avalanches, mudslides and __ can be triggered by earthquakes

The __ __ __ includes Japan and the west coasts of the Americas

Dams and critical __ need to account for potential seismic activity

Zone where one plate of the Earth's crust is forced below another

Around 10,000 __ occur each year; most can't be felt

A __ or seismograph records earthquake intensities

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