Earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by the movement of Tectonic Plates beneath the Earth's surface. It will result in the vibration of Earth's surface depending on the intensity, causing damage.
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Location: An earthquake with its epicenter in the middle of the Pacific Ocean probably won't even be felt on land. The same...
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Plate Tectonics is not a physical object, it is the theory that there are multiple plates and that convection currents under the...
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The Kashmir Earthquake happened in the 8th of September 2005 and measured 7.6 on the Richter Scale killing 80,000 people.
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A seismograph records earthquake waves.the correct answer is a seismometer a seismograph is the graph to show the recordings
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This is the point where the stress exceeds the strength of the rock leading to a brittle failure (or rupture) where cracks or...
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A Richter scale also known as local magnitude (ML) scale: Heres a copy of one ...
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Movement of tectonic plates.
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What the hanging wall moves upward in comparison to the footwall. which is caused by compression in the crust. Sierra madre,...
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the middle wave!
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it can change by the earhtquakes and tsunamis by changing landforms, and not killing every species of wildlife.
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You should get underneath something for example, like a metal or sturdy table or solid surface and put you hands behind your head...
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2000 KPH on open water and when it reaches Sumatra it slowed to 1200 KPH
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Earthquakes are a result of tectonic plates shifting. this shift releases an incredible amount of energy. When this shift happens...
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On 17 August 1999 at 03h02 local, measured 7.4 on the Richter scale and lasted 45 seconds. No. The largest earthquake in Turkey...
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I believe that there are mudslides. The air becomes filled with smoke that is toxic and it can be fatal if breathing is...
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Secondary waves, or S waves vibrate or move from side to side and up and down. they are also the most destructive and cannot...
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Seismology
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no i belive people scale them 1 to 10
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The cause of the earthquake was that the boundaries were sliding past each other and caused an earthquake in which resulted in a...
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The last answer posted: "nothing"Well I have a WISE answer, and it's not unnecessary like "nothing".Here's the answer: The active...
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The Moment Magnitude scale and the Richter magnitude scale are used to measure the magnitude (energy released) during an...
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It is indicative of the presence of fault lines (cracks in the mantle), or faults (separations between tectonic plates).
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The most earthquake damage tends to occur at the epicentre, which is the point on the surface above the hypocentre, or focus, of...
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north ridge is a California state university located in San Fernando valley
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It was a transform or strike slip boundary earthquake.
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not they are plate tectonics and those are not cracks
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There was the Eurasian, Pacific and Philippine plates.
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they cause rupters in the earth which is what causes earthquakes and such. they dont do much to the earth itself though
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The African Plate is close to Britain, but Britain is on the Eurasion plate.
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It's called liquefaction. It is when the soil becomes more like a liquid during an earthquake. Please see the related question...
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The hypocenter is the exact location of the earthquakes origin, but where it occurs inside of the Earth. The epicenter is the...
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In relation to seismic body waves, an "S-wave" is a type of transverse wave that travels through the interior of the Earth. When...
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6.0
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it is proven that most animals can hear waves through earthquakes. but humans can just feel the "bump".
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In all directions away from the central point, the epicenter.
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Australia has relatively little earthquake activity comapred to some areas such as Iraq, Japan, Philippines and the west coast of...
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In 2010, Haiti suffered a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on January 12. A 6.1-magnitude aftershock hit the country just over a week...
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yes I was in it...most scary unbelievable thing I have ever encountered. 6.6 magnitude with one dead and 25 injured. We were in a...
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We dont know only god knows, scientists dont know the exact date, god does!!
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You can donate through Yele Haiti Foundation (Yele.org), Doctor's Without Borders, or the American Red Cross. Make sure your...
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There are none. Florida is one of four states that are virtually earthquake proof.
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the cars get crashed the people die and the buildings break down etc.)
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Philippines , in the Atlantic/pacific ocean
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The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP is a US military research project into the Ionosphere with the aim of...
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the focus in the earthquake is the point in the interior of the earth from where the earthquake originates. it is vertically...
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Why was the earthquake so destructive? The earthquake was so destructive for a number of reasons: The earthquake occurred at...
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Yes, he did. There has been much concern in Haiti (as reported in American media) over his lack of any formal communication...
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I hope so.Supply and demand would mean good, services etc would make it there.Basic economic theory.
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A magmatic quake is seismic activity caused by the movement of high pressure magma within the earth's crust. This tends to occur...
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No. P-waves (or primary waves) are the first waves to arrive.
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On the 12th of January, Haiti experienced a magnitude 7 earthquake. This was due to movement of the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden...
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According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is generally considered to have been the most...
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Earthquake in French is "un tremblement de terre."
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The damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 has been estimated at about $14 billion. Over three million people...
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All earthquakes are caused by plate tectonics, that is the movement of the different plates that make up the surface of our...
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The severity of the Haitian earthquake was ranked as Extreme (Level 10 or X) on the Modified Mercalli (MM) scale. Please see the...
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Yes, for example the San Andreas Fault is a plate boundary.
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The world is made up of plates. These plates are floating on top of lava. The plates move, and eventually start to press...
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it was the world that came down on it and they were not prepared for the earthquake in Haiti Haiti have had this terrible thing...
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The largest recorded earthquake in the United States was of magnitude 9.2 and occurred near Prince William Sound in Alaska on...
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Becouse when the Continental and Ocean crust collide, an updrift occurs and an earthquake is formed. This may also result in...
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Because there are a lot of people who need help here in the US. Simple answer.
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This is a supervisors working questionPlease do not delete
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According to the USGS about once per year on average.
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It depends on it's frequency. For example Hard X-Rays can.
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The average amount of money that will be spent would be around the margin of 10 million pounds. It will take approx. 50 years to...
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the turkey earthquake happened in 1999 because your mum started to walk
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Educational levels in Haiti are very low. The country has about a 70% illiteracy rate, and that includes adults. So the children...
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Very Good, infact it is already well over 100 yrs --over do.
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Radio waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum and as such travel at the speed of light (299,702 km/s in air). Seismic...
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What did the 125th street fault line effect?
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Depending on where you live and work, and the prevalent hazards in those areas, at a MINIMUM, an emergency preparedness kit...
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An earthquake tears land apart.
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Johnny Cash.Johnny Cash sang the song Ring of Fire. Is this question referring to the song or the area around the Pacific Ocean...
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On average, there are roughly 20,000 - 30,000 recorded earthquakes every year. The 2010 year is not yet complete meaning we can...
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No there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10.0 that has ever been recorded. The largest recorded to date was the...
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No, it is an imperfect process. Mainly because in order to locate the earthquake epicentre it is necessary to calculate the...
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Surveyors, structural engineers and geotechnical engineers may all use instruments to measure buildings. Some examples: ...
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Which one? There have been numerous landslides over history. A question with such discrete details is difficult to answer.
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In 1906 the earthquake was 7.9 in San Francisco
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Water will create violent waves and if you continue to swim you might be pushed and flipped around. It might sound fun but it is...
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It is 'technically' impossible to predict if an earthquake is going to happen.
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The earthquake's epicentre (the point on the surface directly above the earthquake) was 100 km NNW of the nearest city, Chillan,...
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According to the US Geological Survey, the Chilean earthquake was rated at 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale. That makes it...
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