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What criteria determines whether earthquakes are classified as new or aftershocks?
I was able to figure out the Criteria , by a little armchair research & inputs from user "nate" & from user "Universal_learner" & from Britannica & from Wiki :
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What criteria determines whether earthquakes are classified as new or aftershocks?
That's an interesting question. Without checking literature, this is my take for an answer...
A given earthquake has a defined, estimated focus and epicenter. That being said, I assume that an "...
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Are seismometers over the world "feeling" the small earthquakes caused by air raids and shelling on Gaza Strip?
Bomb explosions are detectable as seismic events, but the energy falls off with distance, so for quakes of less than magnitude 3 you'd have to be with a few 10s of kilometers, depending on your ...
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What is the ultimate limit of horizontal visibility in Earth's atmosphere?
No. Horizontal visibility, in essence the distance we could see in a horizontal direction, would simply fade into the distant haze. The ultimate distance we could likely see given exceptionally clear, ...
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