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{{Short description|Geological fault in Pakistan and Afghanistan}} ...a Serious Hazard in Afghanistan"] Fact Sheet 2007–3027, April 2007, United States Geological Survey</ref> ...

{{Earthquakes}} ...35, with modifications from both Richter and [[Beno Gutenberg]] throughout the 1940s and 1950s.<ref name="Ellsworth">{{cite web ...

[[File:Seismicity map South Africa.jpg|thumb|[[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] seismicity map for South Africa]] The following is a list of notable [[earthquake]]s or tremors that have been de ...

{{Short description|Instrument fo measuring strength of earthquakes}} ...[Charles Francis Richter]] developed the [[Richter magnitude scale]] using the Wood–Anderson seismometer. ...

{{Earthquakes}} ...]. They are distinguished from [[seismic magnitude scales]], which measure the magnitude or overall strength of an earthquake, which may, or perhaps may n ...

...gnitude scales|the musical scale used for tuning harmonicas|Richter tuning|the single by EPMD|Richter Scale (song)}} {{Earthquakes}} ...

{{Short description|Earthquake early warning system for the United States}} {{For|the general topic of "shake alerts"|earthquake early warning system}} ...

{{Short description|Physical scale model tested in a large geotechnical centrifuge}} ...|thumb|{{convert|9|m|ft|adj=mid|-radius|0}} geotechnical [[centrifuge]] at the University of California, Davis]] ...

...tant because they provide an explanation of the [[equity premium puzzle]], the behavior of [[interest rates]], and other [[economic history|economic pheno ...d War II]], and regional conflicts; [[epidemic]]s: influenza outbreaks and the Asian Flu; weather events; and [[earthquake]]s and [[tsunami]]s; however, a ...

{{For|the materials science concept|Ductility}} ...echanics)|stress]] vs [[Deformation (mechanics)|strain]] relationship past the elastic limit.<ref name="Fossen" /> ...

...ign: center; line-height: 1em">The pages containing the [[Book of Joshua]] in [[Leningrad Codex]] (1008 CE).</div>}} ...Bible}} a part of a section comprising Joshua 1:1–5:12 about the entry to the [[Canaan|land of Canaan]].{{sfn|McConville|2007|p=158}} ...

{{short description|Event that is both extremely large in effect and of unique origins}} ...n. "Dragon-kings: mechanisms, statistical methods and empirical evidence." The European Physical Journal Special Topics 205.1 (2012): 1–26.</ref>]] ...

...Diffusion chronometry aids in forecasting magmatic processes that occur in the magma reservoir or during magma ascent.]] ...illustration.pdf|thumb|Simplified sketch of a crystal with chemical zoning in which diffusion chronometry could be applied to.]] ...

...submission|d|cv-c|https://polarjournal.ch/en/2024/04/18/primary-cause-for-the-formation-of-rogue-waves-found/, https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals {{Short description|Theories explaining the formation of rogue waves}} ...

...nique form of specialised vibratory [[Mill (grinding)|milling]] discovered in [[Sweden]] and applied only to cementitious materials, here called "EMC Act ...|mortars]]. In turn, this allows for the replacement of Portland cement in the concrete and mortar mixes. This has a number of benefits to their long-term ...

...right=1.2|Example of a truncated (left) vs full-scale graph (right), using the same data]] ...t misrepresents [[data]], constituting a [[misuse of statistics]] and with the result that an incorrect conclusion may be derived from it. ...

...tured illustration of the scorched [[Earth]] after the [[Sun]] has entered the [[red giant]] phase, about 5–7 billion years from now<ref name=apj418/>]] ...In turn, technology may result in the [[extinction of humanity]], leaving the planet to gradually return to a slower evolutionary pace resulting solely f ...

...roposed. One [[ISO standard|international standard]] definition of risk is the "effect of uncertainty on objectives".<ref name="ISO 31073">{{cite ISO stan ...tc). This article provides links to more detailed articles on these areas. The international standard for risk management, [[ISO 31000]], provides princip ...

{{defn|Any {{gli|air current}} moving away from either the North Pole or the South Pole.}} ...nergy]], {{gli|humidity}}, or [[salinity]]. In the context of meteorology, the related term {{gli|atmospheric convection|convection}} generally refers to ...

{{short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] --> ...history of the city, [[University of Oxford|university]] and [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|colleges]] of [[Oxford]], England. ...