Is an area that has already experienced past earthquakes more or less likely to experience a future earthquake than an area that has never had an earthquake?
Most large earthquakes occur on long fault zones around the Pacific Ocean. There's no reliable way to predict specific location.
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What type of fault caused the 1964 earthquake in Alaska?
The 1964 earthquake ruptured 620 miles the Alaska-Aleutian fa...
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What method is used to pinpoint the center of an earthquake?
In order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake you will ne...
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What is the difference between focus and epicenter of an earthquake?
An epicenter of an earthquake is the place where an earthquak...
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Which plates seem to have the most earthquake and volcanic activity?
As with earthquakes, volcanic activity is linked to plate-tec...
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Why can an earthquake with a moderate magnitude might have a high intensity?
Soil composition, coupled with the depth of the earthquake ca...
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What is earthquake intensity and how is it measured?
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter ...
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What is the area where no direct seismic waves from a particular earthquake can be detected?
A shadow zone is an area where no direct seismic waves can be...
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Why might an earthquake have more than one intensity value?
Earthquakes vary from size to size because of the intensity o...
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What is the record for largest earthquake?
The largest earthquake in the world happened on May 22, 1960 ...
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What is the measure of energy released by an earthquake?
The intensity of earthquakes are based on the Richter scale. ...
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What type of fault caused the 1964 earthquake in Alaska?
The 1964 earthquake ruptured 620 miles the Alaska-Aleutian fa...
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Was there an earthquake in hesperia, ca?
There wasn't any earthquakes in Hesperia, California but ther...
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What two things can an earthquake cause?
Earthquakes can cause both landslides and tsunamis, which are...
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What scale used to rate earthquakes is based on the amount of total energy released?
Richter and Mercalli Earthquake Scale is based on the amount ...
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How fast does an earthquake travel?
In rocks near the Earth's surface the waves can move at 6 or ...
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What is the difference between an earthquake's focus and epicenter?
The focus of an earthquake is the location within the earth w...
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What is the biggest land mass movement caused by an earthquake?
The creation of Earth's continents was due to multiple earthq...
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Which theory states that floods & earthquake have occurred often in earths history?
Not finding a theory that states that floods & earthquakes ha...
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How often does the Wasatch fault produce a large magnitude earthquake?
Avg repeat time for large earthquakes (greater than 7) on any...
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Where is the epicenter of an earthquake?
An earthquake's epicenter is where 3 separate seismograph rea...
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What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
To figure out just where that earthquake happened, you need t...
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What is an earthquake caused by?
When the plates that make up the crust of the Earth's surface...
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What is the difference between an earthquake's focus and epicenter?
The focus of an earthquake is the location within the earth w...
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What is the strongest earthquake in continental USA?
The strongest measurable earthquake in the continental US hap...
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What scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquake?
The Richter magnitude scale, also known as the local magnitud...
About Earthquake
An Earthquake (also known as a quake or tremor) is a shift in the earth's crust that releases a substantial amount of energy. The size, type and frequency of an earthquake is measured by its seismic activity. The shifting of the surface during an earthquake can cause catastrophic damage to any nearby population. The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. The Richter scale rates the size of the earthquake from 1 to 10+ with 10+ being the worst.
About Earthquakes
Earthquakes are seismic events which rattle the earth. Tectonic plates which press and grind in the Earth's crust release incredible amounts of energy, causing earthquakes. Pictures often show devastating results, depending on the quality of housing prevalent in the earthquake area.
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