active‚ inactive‚ and reactive fault by their chance to produce an earthquake 1.2 locate the different areas in the Philippine map which lies near active faults 1.3 demonstrate the different movement patterns of tectonic plates concerning earthquake 2. LEARNING TASK 2.1 Unit: Earthquakes and Faults 2.2 Topic: 2.2.1 Active and Inactive Faults 2.2.2 Philippine Fault System 2.3 Concepts 2.3.1 An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden
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Great Hanshin / Kobe earthquake In the early of January 17th in 1995 at 5:46pm‚ while many were still sleeping peacefully‚ the destructive Great Hanshin earthquake‚ which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale‚ struck the Japanese city of Kobe. Kobe has a population of 1.5 million people and is a major port for importing and exporting goods for Japan‚ situated south of the main island‚ Honshu‚ on a narrow strip of land between the ocean and high mountain ranges‚ it lies above the junction of the Philippine
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Earthquake Preparedness Press Release to Los Angeles Area Bobby Dillion GLG/220 December 3‚ 2012 Phil Clifford‚ PhD. | How can my family be prepared for an earthquake? This question haunts countless residents in the Los Angeles area every day. Hopefully we here at the Earthquake Preparedness Center can shed some light on how you can protect your family. My name is Darin Fort and I am the Director of Earthquake Preparedness for Los Angeles. As with any danger‚ knowledge of the event
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first-person account of the fiery aftermath of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. London’s report originally appeared in Collier’s Weekly‚ May 5‚ 1906. After you have finished reading London’s narrative (a classic example of creative nonfiction)‚ visit our Reading Quiz on "The San Francisco Earthquake." And then compare London’s account of the disaster with the one offered by William James in his essay "On Some Mental Effects of the Earthquake." Ads How to: 401k for Business www.401kbusinessfundingadvisors
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out why the earthquake of Chile occur in 1960. The reason why the earthquake accrued is the Nazca Plate has been colliding and subducting underneath the South American plate for thousands of years. The 1960 Chile earthquake was caused by the Nazca plate releasing tension and descending 15 meters underneath the South American Plate. The earthquake accrued because of plates. The people of the area knew to expect a tsunami and most evacuated the coast immediately. The earthquake caused huge
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Science Project 3/21/2016 2015 Earthquake in Chile On September 17th‚ 2015 a powerful earthquake that shook Chile. It was said to have a magnitude of 8.5‚ killing about 5 people‚ injuring many‚ and destroying hundreds of homes‚ businesses‚ and land mass. Along with the damage came the after mass of power loss‚ damage‚ and flooding along with tsunamis. There were 12 aftershocks that could be felt 145 miles away from the originating site. Chile is known to have earthquakes‚ but none have compared to
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Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were
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July 8‚ 2012 Lillian Flakes San Francisco Earthquake Proposal The San Francisco earthquake of April 18‚ 1906‚ has gone down in history as one of the most damaging earthquake in United State history. San Francisco and surrounding cities were violently shaken by seismic waves produced by the magnitude 7.8 earthquakes. The proposal is to review the available literature on how geophysical precursors can be used for short-term predictions of earthquakes. The objectives of this review is to explain
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Earthquake destroy everything. Earthquake has been destroying many peoples lives around the world. Earthquake is something that no one can stop or postpone. Earthquake in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti on 12 January 2010 of 7.0 magnitude was terrible incidents‚ it destroyed over thousands of houses‚ killed over 300‚000 people‚ and over 300‚000 thousand were injured. Earthquake in Haiti’s create tremendous medical disaster with near total destruction of the Haitian health care system. Not just the earthquake
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Causes and Effects of Earthquakes There are some programs‚ like the ones that are broadcast at National Geographic Channel‚ where professionals show us on many opportunities documentaries about earthquakes and the amount of damage that they had produced in some areas. But… what is an earthquake? We can define them as the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by the rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. In addition‚ earthquakes results from two main factors and can have two harmful effects
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