Earthquake
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Solar Energy
Ground shaking caused by the sudden release of energy stored in rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15
Water
A sudden motion or trembling in the earth caused by the abrupt release of accumulated stress along a fault. See design basis earthquake (DBE), maximum credible earthquake (MCE), maximum design earthquake (MDE), operating basis earthquake (OBE), random earthquake, and safety evaluation earthquake.