Great Sichuan Earthquake. It was a once-in-a-year strong earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.8 measured in the Richter scale. The province where the earthquake took place‚ Sichuan‚ is in western China and its capital is named Chengdu. It is surrounded by the Sichuan Basin. In the Great Sichuan earthquake‚ the epicenter was in Wenchuan County‚ Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture‚ which is 80 km north-west of Chengdu; and its depth was 19 km. On May 12‚ 2008‚ the earthquake occurred at
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name 4/23/12 Earth Science Earthquake essay Earthquakes are a very dangerous natural disaster‚ if strong enough; they could destroy the best-built buildings. They are caused by a sudden shift in the tectonic plates. Earthquakes can also cause other types of disasters too. They could cause tsunamis or volcanic eruptions. However earthquakes erupt unpredictable and can kill many people unpredictable. Seismometers can detect the strength of the earthquake‚ which then gives a number on the Richter
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Earthquake Prediction Earthquakes are one of the most destructive forces known to mankind. An earthquake can have enough power to destroy an entire city and has the potential to be felt 1000 miles away. An earthquake is a series of vibrations induced in the earth’s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of the rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. Earthquakes happen along vault lines like the San Andres Fault. A fault plane is the surface of a fault fracture along which the
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Annabella Rubio Geology 110 Professor Weaver June 16‚ 2014 Kobe vs Northridge Earthquake Earthquakes can be devastating natural disasters as experienced in the Kobe earthquake in Japan. However‚ earthquakes are not what kill people‚ being unprepared is what causes the most harm. In the Northridge earthquake in California which was of very similar magnitude to the Kobe earthquake there were far less casualties. However‚ being prepared was not the difference in these cases. Factors that created
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters in the United States. They can be very disastrous and deadly. In the United States‚ there have been 73 hurricanes since 1954. Earthquakes are harder to detect because they have to have at least a magnitude of 5 ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The amount of earthquakes detected in the United States was 1656 in the past 10 years ("Earthquakes per year‚" 2009). The World Meteorological Organization is the organization that can
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GEOGRAPHY @ THE MOVIES: EARTHQUAKES Right: Image of the world’s plates. Earthquakes nomrally occur in faults‚ which is where 2 plates meet. 2012’s earthquake: Hollywood fancy or serious possibility? Roland Emmerich‚ director of previous Hollywood blockbusters ‘Godzilla’ (1998) and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (2004)‚ has brought us a new disaster film named ‘2012’. Having proved (and been criticized about) he is familiar with using digital visual effects‚ he shows us he is no stranger
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What is earthquake? Earthquake is just a sudden movement of the earth’s crust caused by the release stress accumulated along geologic faults by volcanic activity but just because of this sudden movement‚ it can destroyed a city in a few minutes. As far as the environmental problems which are widely prevalent in the twenty-first century are concerned‚ earthquakes definitely stand out as the most widespread one. Even though most of the government takes measures to rout out earthquakes‚ they are disappointed
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state what the cause of earthquakes was. In 1960‚ Michell noted that “earthquakes and the waves of energy that they make are caused by shifting masses of rock‚ miles below the surface” in a scientific memoir (USGS‚ 32). In order for you to completely understand the process of an earthquake you must first understand the process of how an earthquake is measured. An earthquake may not be able to be predicted at the moment but the intensity and magnitude of the earthquake can be measured and categorized
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Earthquakes Geography project Done by: DESHER TROTMAN Introduction Definition: An earthquake is a sudden tremor or movement of the earth’s crust‚ which originates naturally at or below the Earth’s surface. They can occur from fault lines where tectonic plates meet or from volcanic activity. Earthquakes are very common in areas of volcanic activity where they either proceed or accompany eruptions. Earthquakes caused by volcanic eruptions are rare since all volcanoes are not prone to violent
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DIVISION OF PARANAQUE CITY PARANAQUE NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL-BACLARAN SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE DRILL NARRATIVE REPORT I.INTRODUCTION Cataclysm or disaster is given. It can ruin or worst make our lives vanish in just one click; but then‚ it’s not the end already because we all know that we can be unharmed or let say protect ourselves by the help of this two-word “PREPAREDNESS & AWARENESS” if ever the earthquake comes as well as other calamities. Always remember that being prepared and
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