Earthquake Vocab (ESL)

Front

Rub against roughly

Back

grind

Front

A tight, stressed feeling

Back

Tension

Front

Vibrations of an earthquake

Back

seismic

Front

Location of a rupture on Earth's surface

Back

epicenter

Front

A sudden break or division

Back

rupture

Front

Smaller vibration after the main shock of an earthquake

Back

aftershock

Front

A break in the earth's crust where plate movement occurs.

Back

fault

Front

A large ocean wave from an underground disturbance

Back

tsunami

Front

Strength, power

Back

Intensity

Front

Vibration, shaking

Back

Tremor