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Title: Elastic rebound.
Caption: As rock is deformed it bends, storing elastic energy. Once the rock is strained beyond its breaking point it ruptures, releasing the stored-up energy in the form of earthquake waves.
Keywords: earthquakes, seismic waves, strain, deformation