Skip to main content

ESA Data Ontology

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > EARTHQUAKES

Preferred term

EARTHQUAKES  

Definition

  • A sudden motion or trembling in the Earth. The motion is caused by the quick release of slowly accumulated energy in the form of seismic waves. Most earthquakes are produced along faults, tectonic plate boundaries, or along the mid-oceanic ridges. (en)

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Change note

  • 2013-03-07 09:22:45.0 [tbs1979] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (SEISMOLOGY [601d36fc-8171-475c-a1c5-84802aecb77e,62763] - TECTONICS [1e17c8d3-81d0-473c-8f24-d2a4ea52b6b9,63225]);
  • 2013-03-07 09:23:54.0 [tbs1979] update PrefLabel (EARTHQUAKES);
  • 2013-03-07 09:25:21.0 [tbs1979] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2013-03-07 09:25:56.0 [tbs1979] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2013-04-02 08:59:14.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (PhysicalGeography.net); update Definition (A sudden motion or trembling in the Earth. The motion is caused by the quick release of slowly accumulated energy in the form of seismic waves. Most earthquakes are produced along faults, tectonic plate boundaries, or along the mid-oceanic ridges.);

URI

https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/601d36fc-8171-475c-a1c5-84802aecb77e

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Last modified 12/6/20