the highest death tolls‚ and the greatest destruction. In1556 in china‚ the deadliest earthquake in history killed 840‚000 people‚ But many other earthquake have caused the dead of more than 100‚000 people and isn’t unusual‚ even in modern times‚ for an earthquake death toll to reach 20‚000 to 20‚000 people with hundreds of thousands left homeless. There are four factors that affect the casualty rate and economic impact of earthquake: magnitude‚ location‚ quality of construction of building‚ and
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Kobe Earthquake An earthquake occurred on January 17th‚ 1995‚ at 5:46 am in the south-central part of Japan. This earthquake registered as 7.2 on the Richter scale and caused mass destruction. It was thus named The Great Hanshin Earthquake. It later earned the name as the Kobe Earthquake due to the amount of damage that Kobe‚ Japan suffered. Its focus was only 16 km below ground. Shock-waves splintered buildings‚ destroyed roads‚ and ruptured mains of gas‚ water‚ and electricity. Over 6‚400 people
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The January 12‚ 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed‚ and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital. About 5‚000 schools
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this nightmare‚ was just beginning. All of a sudden‚ the ground began to shake as an earthquake rocked the Caribbean country. A estimated magnitude 7 earthquake had occurred and nearly 50 aftershocks followed. The quake was the most powerful experienced by the country in over two centuries‚ and it left 316‚000 people dead while forcing another million people to permanently evacuate from their homes (“Haiti Earthquake of 2010”). There is no doubt that along with the physical‚ tangible effects of this
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Section 2: Studying Earthquakes Recording Earthquakes Seismology- The study of earthquakes and seismic waves Seismograph- An instrument that records vibrations in the ground Consists of three different devices that sense and record motion Vertical Motion of the ground Horizontal Motion- East and West Horizontal Motion- North and South Records motion by tracing wave shaped lines on paper Or translates it into electronic signals. Seismogram- The tracing of earthquake motion by a seismograph
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government spend more money on predicting an earthquake than on preparing a town for the next? This case study will be arguing the reasons as to whether the government should or shouldn’t spend money on predicting an earthquake than on preparing a town to be ready for the next. There are many different points of views on this argument and I will be justifying these in further detail‚ as well as giving my own opinion towards earthquake prediction. An earthquake is a natural disaster when two tectonic
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damaged caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake in California. Many things happen when there an earthquake‚ not just the ground shaking and people becoming terrified. It affects earth‚ people and property. Earthquakes can do a lot of damage and I will tell you about the effects from them. The first thing earthquakes effects is earth. When two continental plates meet‚ earthquakes are happening‚ volcano eruptions and mountain formation caused by continental plates. Earthquakes cause the ground to shake and
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emotions more than the earthquake itself. The people exclaimed‚ “Oh‚ what shall I do! Where shall I go!” The author focuses on the emotional reaction of the people to sudden trauma rather the destructive nature of the earthquake. Twain brings in specific emotional and physical reactions the people encounter when the earthquake strikes and they all have similar experiences. Twain’s syntax structure includes lengthy sentences. Since most people haven’t been in an earthquake he uses common sensations
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Gujarat’s Vulnerability to Earthquake 10. Case Study: Bhuj Earthquake 2 11. Drawbacks of the Bhuj earthquake 12. Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) 13. Data Analysis 14. Conclusion 15. Bibliography ABSTRACT India has been traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes and landslides have been recurrent phenomena. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities;
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Northridge Earthquake: Response Because the Northridge earthquake occurred in the early morning hours of the Martin Luther King holiday when traffic volume was extremely light‚ emergency response needs were limited‚ and agencies were able to focus rather quickly on mobility decisions (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 2002). Had this earthquake occurred during peak traffic hours the devastation would have been unprecedented. The USGS responded rapidly and efficiently to the Northridge earthquake‚ based
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