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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=seismology">seismology</a>, <b>strong ground motion</b> is the strong <a href="page.php?w=earthquake">earthquake</a> shaking that occurs close to (less than about 50&nbsp;km from) a causative <a href="page.php?w=Geologic_fault">fault</a>.  The strength of the shaking involved in strong ground motion usually overwhelms a <a href="page.php?w=seismometer">seismometer</a>, forcing the use of <a href="page.php?w=accelerograph">accelerograph</a>s (or strong ground motion <a href="page.php?w=accelerometer">accelerometer</a>s)</p><p>
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