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Earthquakes
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Refers to tremors of the earth's surface usually triggered by the release of underground stress along fault or fracture lines in the earth's crust.
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UF
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Earthquake prediction
UF
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Quakes (earthquakes)
UF
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Tremors (Earth)
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Tremblements de terre
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Date of creation
06-Nov-2011
Accepted term
06-Nov-2011
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