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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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Composition of Earth's Core
The radius of the Earth is 6371 km. The deepest hole drilled reached a depth of 12.262 km, which is a long way from the center of the Earth. We haven't even punched the crust and reached the upper ...
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