Earthquakes 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: SamHarper98Created on: 05-04-14 11:27 What is the Focus? The centre of an Earthquake that occurs below the Epicenter. 1 of 6 What is a destructive plate boundary? Where two plates move towards eachother. 2 of 6 What is the Richter Scale? A logarithmic scale used for measuring earthquakes. 3 of 6 What is Prediction? Attempts to forecast an event (where and when it will happen). 4 of 6 What is a tsunami? A special wave often caused by an eartthquake that displaces water above it. 5 of 6 What is a Caldera? The depression of a Supervolcano marking the collapsed magma chamber. 6 of 6
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