| A | B |
|---|
| focus | site of earthquakes, usually deep in the bedrock |
| epicenter | directly above the focus |
| precursors | animals acting strangely, tremors, water levels changing in wells |
| fatalities | deaths due to tramatic event |
| casualities | victims injured or perished |
| seismic waves | S,L or P |
| tsunami | caused by landslides or earthquakes near coastal regions |
| aftershocks | series of tremors or smaller quakes |
| magnitude | measure of energy released |
| most casualties | highly populated areas |
| electromagnetic field | energy recorded as vibrations or waves |
| Richter scale | each number increases exponentially by 50 |
