seismogenic zone

noun

the layer of the Earth's crust, at the top of the asthenosphere, where most earthquakes originate

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Meanings

nounseismogenic zone (plural seismogenic zones)

plural seismogenic zones

  1. geographythe layer of the Earth's crust, at the top of the asthenosphere, where most earthquakes originate
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