Earthquake Case History: 2010 Mw = 8.8 Mega-thrust Earthquake‚ Maule‚ Chile 5/2/13 By Travis Eddy 1. Introduction In early 2010 central south Chile experienced a Mw = 8.8 earthquake and large tsunami waves that devastated areas on the Chilean Pacific coast‚ nearby offshore islands‚ and areas near the epicenter. In addition to the tsunami‚ the earthquake had many other geological consequences including aftershocks‚ terrestrial and submarine land-sliding‚ elevation changes‚ and a gravity
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proposed legislation Monday to create an earthquake-warning system that could give California residents up to 60 seconds advance notice when a temblor strikes. The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake early warning system‚" Padilla said
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The great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a powerful earthquake that shook mainly the city of San Francisco (USA) the morning of April 18‚ 1906. The earthquake was of magnitude between 7.9 and 8.6 degrees Mw1 and its epicenter was according to the experts of the United States Geological Survey‚ on the coast of Daly City and southwest of San Francisco. The main tremors began at 05:12 in the morning along the San Andrés fault. It was felt on the Pacific coast from Oregon to Los Angeles and inland
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come to pass is called an incident. Hazard and vulnerability interact together to create risk. A cause of a hazard can be both natural and man-made. A natural hazard is caused by a natural process e.g. two plates rubbing together and causing an earthquake‚ a man-made is caused by human activity e.g. adding to global warming. A disaster is a hazard becoming reality in an event that causes deaths and damage to goods and property is a natural or man-made or technological hazard resulting in an event
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The Impact of Hurricane‚ Earthquake and volcanoes on named Caribbean territories. The Caribbean territories are at the mercy of hurricanes‚ earthquakes and volcanoes. The region have a history of devastating geographical phenomena such as hurricane Gilbert in 1988 which kill 45 persons in Jamaica‚ 30 in Haiti and 5 in the Dominican republic‚ but the most devastating period for any one country in territories was in 2008‚ where in a three week span Haiti was hit by tropical storm Fay‚ hurricane
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Dustin Moyer 1-18-15 Professor Obenson SCI 203 Phase 2 Lab Report Speciation The purpose of this lab is to discuss what would happen if a species within a population were suddenly split into two groups by an earthquake that creates a physical barrier such as a canyon. A species can grow into a large population. When this population is then split up by some type of natural occurrence‚ then one side must adapt to its new environment. So‚ the same population of species becomes a two completely
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of earthquake hazards depends primarily on human factors (40) Plan: Intro –What is a hazard? - Human and Physical Factors – How to manage with events Main – Natural Hazards – Human Factors – Management – Case Studies –California 1994 –Gujarat 2001 –Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Earthquake Hazards occur when there are adverse effects on human activities. This can include surface faulting‚ ground shaking and liquefaction. In this essay I will be discussing the factors that affect earthquakes‚ whether
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The Japan Earthquake Disaster on Friday‚ March 11‚ 2011 Impact to Malaysia Airlines Businesses Decreasing Volume of Passager For Flight Decreasing Volume of Passager For Flight Many Parts and Products from Japan are Delaying to Deliver Many Parts and Products from Japan are Delaying to Deliver Highly Demand on Air Cargo Transportation Highly Demand on Air Cargo Transportation Many Air Transport Service Will be Stopped For a While Many Air Transport Service Will be Stopped For a While Increasing
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water‚ such as an earthquake‚ volcanic eruption‚ landslide or meteorite impact. However‚ the most common cause is an undersea earthquake. An earthquake which is too small to create a tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami. Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth’s crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction earthquakes are particularly
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strongest earthquakes are not always the most costly (10 marks) There are a variety of reasons why the strongest earthquakes are not always the most costly. One of these reasons may be that the country is well prepared when it comes to natural disasters. An example of this was the earthquake that happened in Chile in 2010. This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 which is the 8th largest earthquake recorded since 1900. Because Chile is on a fault line it has always been prone to earthquakes and therefore
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