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seismogenic zones

seismogenic zones is the plural of seismogenic zone.

Meaning of seismogenic zone

Noun

seismogenic zone (plural seismogenic zones)

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

Questions about seismogenic zones

What is seismogenic zones the plural of?
Seismogenic zones is the plural of seismogenic zone.

Words near seismogenic zones in the dictionary

  1. seismogenesis
  2. seismogenic
  3. seismogenic layer
  4. seismogenic layers
  5. seismogenic zone
  6. seismogenic zones
  7. seismogram
  8. seismogramme
  9. seismogrammes
  10. seismograms
  11. seismograph

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