Was the Japan Earthquake Manmade? An earthquake with an 8.9-magnitude tremor struck Japan on March 11th 2011‚ 400km north-east of Tokyo. It struck at 1446 local time at a depth of about 24km with an ensuing tsunami which devastated the north coast. Officials said 350 people are dead and about 500 missing‚ but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher. The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900. A manmade device that can cause such an earthquake is a device that emits
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History of Earthquakes Throughout its prolonged history‚ the Earth has experienced a myriad of earthquakes that range from minor to major; some of the earthquakes had no fatal impacts while others were extremely catastrophic. However‚ these earthquakes were undeniably vital in shaping the modern world; without them‚ some magnificent landscapes that we see today would not exist. In the following paragraphs‚ we will be discussing the causes and effects of massive earthquakes‚ and exploring earthquakes
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Haiti Earthquake The earthquake that devastated Haiti Tuesday was the strongest temblor to hit the island nation in more than 200 years. The magnitude 7.0 quake caused tremendous damage‚ and the death toll may run into the thousands. What caused the Haiti earthquake‚ and why was it so devastating? What caused the earthquake? The shaking started on Tuesday‚ Jan. 12‚ at 4:53 p.m. ET in the Haiti region‚ just 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. The Haiti earthquake occurred at a fault that
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magnitude earthquake that changed the country and the lives of people living in Haiti. This earthquake stuck Haiti before five pm and was centred about 10 miles south east of port - au - prince which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of most powerful earthquakes of the century‚ that it was felt in eastern parts of Cuba. Prior to the earthquake‚ the people of Haiti are living eighty percent under the poverty line(Curler‚ 2010). In results of the earthquake in Haiti
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due to the sudden increase in earthquake activity. Oklahoma has recently had an increase in the number of earthquakes they have each year from magnitudes ranging from .05 to 3.4 and above. There were three earthquakes on February seven 2016‚ thirty-two in the past seven days‚ one hundred and seventy in the past month and three thousand three hundred and ninety six in the past month according to the Earthquake tracker. The state urges residence to have an earthquake preparedness plan due to the constant
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Science Article Summary The Earthquake Machine Author UNKNOWN Earthquakes! What do you think about when you hear that word? Questions pop into your head‚ the main one is "Why earthquakes happen"? It all started out on April 18‚ 1906‚ there was an earthquake called The Great San Francisco Earthquake. On that faithful day both sides of the Great San Andreas Fault permanently shifted. Shocked by the drastic movement‚ scientist began to study the ground. The fence
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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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Managing the earthquake hazard Homework 07/03/15 Mitigation: Modify the event 1. How realistic is the control of the physical earthquake event? Control of the earthquake event itself and physical variables such as the location of the epicentre‚ depth of the focus‚ foundation material ie rock type‚ duration of shaking and time of day is not a realistic form of management. Earthquakes caused by humans on the other hand such as those resulting from dam destruction can be managed by considering
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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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FINAL PAPER DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN CHINA A CASE STUDY ON THE 2008 SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE OR THE GREAT SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC‚ POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF CHINA China is located in East Asia. It is bordering the East China Sea‚ Korea Bay‚ Yellow Sea‚ and South China Sea‚ between North Korea and Vietnam. Officially China is the People ’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ founded in 1949 after the Communist Party defeated the previously dominant nationalist Kuomintang
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