EarthquakeKey Terms

4. The mountain belt created by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates.
6. A type of earthquake close to the surface, often causing more damage.
9. The landlocked, mountainous country devastated by a major quake in 2015.
10. The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts.
12. Physical structures like roads and buildings that are often damaged in a quake.
13. The theory used to explain how the continents and oceans move.
15. A type of energy wave caused by the sudden movement of fault lines.

1. Smaller earthquakes that occur in the days or weeks following a main shock.
2. Molten rock found within the Earth's mantle.
3. The action of the Indian and Eurasian plates moving together.
5. The thickest layer of the Earth, made of semi-molten magma.
7. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth that we live on.
8. The actual location below the Earth’s surface where an earthquake begins.
11. The type of plate boundary where plates move toward each other.
14. The brittle outer layer of the Earth, made of the crust and upper mantle.