Amplitude (1)

By Earthquake Hazards Program 2021 (approx.)

Graph with 3 seismic waves: The blue wave has the highest peaks and is labelled "high amplitude," the green has medium peaks and is labelled "medium amplitude," and the red has the smallest peaks and is labelled "low amplitude."

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Detailed Description

High, medium, and low amplitude. The amplitude is the size of the wiggles on an earthquake recording.

Sources/Usage

Image courtesy of www.thinkquest.org

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