Earthquake Vocabulary

AFTERSHOCK
BEPREPARED
COMPRESSION
DAMAGE
DROPANDCOVER
EARTHQUAKE
EPICENTER
FOCUS
HAZARDS
INTENSITY
LIQUEFACTION
MAGNITUDE
MERCALLISCALE
PWAVES
RICHTERSCALE
SEISMICWAVES
SEISMOGRAPH
SURFACEWAVES
SWAVES
TSUNAMI

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Word	X	Y	Direction
AFTERSHOCK	13	13	w
BEPREPARED	10	19	e
COMPRESSION	14	14	w
DAMAGE	18	19	n
DROPANDCOVER	5	2	e
EARTHQUAKE	5	5	e
EPICENTER	14	15	w
FOCUS	7	12	n
HAZARDS	1	18	e
INTENSITY	10	10	e
LIQUEFACTION	12	12	w
MAGNITUDE	4	1	e
MERCALLISCALE	11	11	nw
PWAVES	7	2	sw
RICHTERSCALE	8	7	e
SEISMICWAVES	9	9	e
SEISMOGRAPH	20	9	s
SURFACEWAVES	20	9	sw
SWAVES	20	9	n
TSUNAMI	4	12	n