both the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake of Northern California‚ and the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port au Prince‚ and surrounding areas in Haiti‚ were very similar in magnitude (6.9 California‚ and 7.0 in Haiti)‚ there is great contrast in the number of lives lost due to these natural disasters‚ with 63 dead in Santa Cruz county‚ and an estimated 220‚000 lives lost in Haiti. From a geographical standpoint‚ the town of Léogâne was at the epicenter‚ of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake‚ the United Nations claims
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On August 1 1923 a massive earthquake hit Tokyo‚ Japan. The great Kanto earthquake of 1923 impacted Japan not only in a negative way‚ but also in a positive way. The Kanto earthquake impacted Japan by giving the people of Japan an opportunity to be a hero‚ start over and rebuild bigger and better‚ and help strengthen the bond of the Japanese people. The Kanto earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes that ever happened in Japan. Although Japan is hit by earthquakes all the time this is one of
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1)EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES PANKAJ AGRAWAL‚ MANISH SHRIKHANDE This comprehensive and well-organized book presents the concepts and principles of earthquake resistant design of structures in an easy-to-read style. The use of these principles helps in the implementation of seismic design practice. The book adopts a step-by-step approach‚ starting from the fundamentals of structural dynamics to application of seismic codes in analysis and design of structures. The text also focusses
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There has not been a bigger earthquake‚ or even one that comes close to the size of the San Francisco earthquake. That shook San Francisco‚ California with a magnitude of 7.8 that horrific day‚ in the year of 1906. The people of San Francisco had no idea of what was going to happen to their city on that day. Everything was about to change for the people of San Francisco‚ California. The San Francisco earthquake was completely devastating for the people. Leaving many in the aftermath homeless with
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Earthquakes and Subduction Zones Lab Amy Paret Mrs. Igo 9th Grade Periods 3 and 4 Even Date: 2/14/13 Background Research: This lab uses earthquake data to construct profiles of two convergent boundaries: the Tonga Trench and the Peru-Chile Trench. Where two tectonic plates converge‚ if one or both of the plates is an oceanic lithosphere‚ a subduction zone will form. When crust is formed at a mid-ocean ridge‚ it is hot and buoyant meaning it has a low density. As it spreads away from the ridge and
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others‚ but no matter the severity‚ there is usually a loss‚ and a cry for help. The first one I want to talk about is the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake)‚ measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100‚000 to 160‚000. 316 total had been affected overall. Estimated 250‚000 residences and
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Earthquake Disaster Management National University Holly Montgomery NSG 411 Professor Mason October 7‚ 2014 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT Introduction Nations abroad‚ individuals‚ families and entire communities are experiencing unprecedented disasters. Disasters occur suddenly and unexpectedly‚ and they often cannot be prevented. A disaster is any natural or human made incident that causes disruption‚ destruction or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope
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of damage made. 36‚645 houses destroyed‚ and over 2‚000 aftershocks. This earthquake is a tragedy‚ and the people affected need our help. This earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. If you don’t know anything about earthquakes‚ just know that that is massive! Renato Solidum‚ the director of the Philippine Institute Of Volcanology and Seismology‚ stated that he thought the East Bohol Fault caused the monstrous earthquake. Imagine waking up on October 15th 2013‚ and having your world turned upside
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Ch.14 Questions on Earthquakes & Earth’s Interior (Due Wednesday‚ November 5th) Concept Check 14.4 2. List the major differences between P‚ S‚ and surface waves. P & S waves travel within material while Surface waves occur on the outer surface of a material. Concept Check 14.5 1. What information does a travel-time graph provide? A Travel Time graph plot the different arrival time of each wave (P wave‚ S Wave). This allows us to measure distance in relation to the time each wave took to arrive
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Japan earthquake and tsunami - 2011 Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku‚ together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan is a major economic power and has the 3rd largest nominal GDP Its GDP per capita is $34‚739 or the 25th highest in the
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