| A | B |
|---|
| damage to buildings and structures | the cause of most earthquake-related deaths |
| base-isolated | designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches a building |
| drop, cover, and hold | the best way to protect yourself during an earthquake |
| creep meter | wire stretched across a fault to measure horizontal movement |
| tiltmeter | fault-monitoring device like a carpenter's level |
| radar | used by satellites to monitor faults |
| liquefaction | loose, soft soil is turned into liquid mud by violent shaking |
| magnitude | earthquake strength based on seismic waves and fault movement |
