Class: Earthquake
An earthquake is a sudden shift or movement in the tectonic plate in the Earth's crust. On the surface, this is manifested by a moving and shaking of the ground, and can be massively damaging to poorly built structures.
•owl:Thing
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SpatioTemporalThing
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Perdurant
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Event
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Phenomenon
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EarthSciencePhenomenon
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GeologicalPhenomenon
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SeismicPhenomenon
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Earthquake
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HazardousPhenomenon
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NaturalHazard
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GeologicalHazard
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Earthquake
Super Classes
hasHypocenter
SOME
(
GeographicPointLocation
AND
(
hasDepth
SOME
Depth
))
isPotentialCauseOf
SOME
FireHazard
hasAssociatedPhenomenon
ONLY
SeismicWave
hasEpicenter
SOME
GeographicPointLocation
GeologicalHazard
SeismicPhenomenon
isPotentialCauseOf
SOME
StructuralDamage
isPotentialCauseOf
SOME
GeologicalSubsidencePhenomenon
isPotentialCauseOf
SOME
ReleaseOfHazardousSubstance
Usage
Class Description/Definition (Necessary Conditions)
Aftershock
,
Foreshock
,
SeaQuake
,
SubmarineEarthquake
,
Tsunami
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