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断層地震 (だんそうじしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

断だん層そう地じ震しん

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Meanings

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fault earthquake; dislocation earthquake

Technical term in seismology for an earthquake caused by movement along a geological fault.

この地ち域いきでは断だん層そう地じ震しんが頻ひん繁ぱんに発はっ生せいしている

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Fault earthquakes occur frequently in this region.

断だん層そう地じ震しんのメカニズムについて研けん究きゅうしている。

I am researching the mechanism of fault earthquakes.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
層stratum, social class, layer
地ground, earth
震quake, shake, tremble

Related words

直ちょっ下か型がた地じ震しん
直下型地震 refers to an earthquake occurring directly beneath an urban area, while 断層地震 specifically emphasizes the fault movement as the cause.
活かつ断だん層そう
活断層 is an active fault that may cause future earthquakes, whereas 断層地震 is the earthquake event itself.

Built from

断だん層そう+地じ震しん

Etymology

Compound of 断層 (fault) and 地震 (earthquake). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern technical coinage.