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Tectonic Hazards
Earthquake hazards
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Explain how tsunamis occur at convergent plate boundaries
GCSE > Geography > Paper 1 > Hazards > Tectonic Hazards > Earthquake hazards
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Explain how earthquakes occur at plate boundaries
GCSE > Geography > Paper 1 > Hazards > Tectonic Hazards > Earthquake hazards
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Where do most earthquakes occur?
at
convergent plate boundaries
Focus
point of
rupture
where
earthquake
happens
underground
epicentre
point on the
ground surface
directly above the
focus
where
greatest force
is felt
shockwaves
Movements
of
energy
in the
ground
How is earthquake magnitude measured?
Richter scale
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