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SEISMICITY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

... the world-wide or local distribution of earthquakes in space and time; a general term for the number of earthquakes in a unit of time.

OBS

seismicity: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

seismicity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Distribution géographique (avec magnitude ou intensité) des séismes (ou tremblements de terre) en fonction du temps.

OBS

sismicité : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

seismicité; activité sismique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • activité séismique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
DEF

Distribución de sismos de una magnitud y profundidad conocidas en espacio y tiempo definidos.

PHR

zona de baja sismicidad, zona de media sismicidad, zona de alta sismicidad.

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