# focal mechanism

> process that generates seismic waves in an earthquake

**Wikidata**: [Q1609712](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609712)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_mechanism)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/focal-mechanism


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)