Recent Earthquakes Questions
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What depth would movement along a foulard likely occur in earthquakes that cause the most damage?
Yesterday, 6:50pm - Many earthquakes are caused by movement on faults that have c...
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What is the worlds most powerful earthquake?
Yesterday, 5:33pm - The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude ...
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What are vibrations caused by an earthquake?
Yesterday, 5:23pm - Ground shaking is a term used to describe the vibration of th...
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Where do p waves of an earthquake occur?
Yesterday, 5:13pm - A P wave, or compressional wave, is a seismic body wave that ...
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What is the point where the earthquake begins?
Yesterday, 5:13pm - The point of origin is called the epicenter. As tectonic plat...
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What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
Yesterday, 5:11pm - The epicenter is the part of the earth's surface directly abo...
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Yesterday, 5:10pm - An earthquake's focus is the point at which strain energy is ...
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What is a weak earthquake called?
2 days ago, 4:53pm - A weak earthquake is called a tremor.
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What is the most recent volcanic eruption?
2 days ago, 4:51pm - It is reported that volcanic earthquakes from Bulusan were de...
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Has hawaii been hit by the tsunami?
2 days ago, 4:43pm - The massive 8.9 magnitute earthquake that struck off shore of...
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What is the expected year part of California will break off due to the SAN andreas fault?
2 days ago, 4:13pm - There's no way of knowing that. California would break off be...
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2 days ago, 4:06pm - Volcanoes are usually less dangerous than other natural hazar...
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What happens if an earthquake occurs while im standing next to a tall building?
2 days ago, 4:02pm - There are too many factors involved to give you an accurate a...
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What happens if an earthquake occurs while im sleeping?
2 days ago, 3:59pm - The same thing that occurs when you're awake: Lots of shaking.
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What fractures caused by horizontal shear?
2 days ago, 3:55pm - Strike-slip faults are fractures caused by horizontal shear. ...
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What three factors determine the amount of damage created by an earthquake?
2 days ago, 3:55pm - The Richter reading is used to determine damage and won't be ...
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What is an earthquake caused by?
2 days ago, 3:51pm - When the plates that make up the crust of the Earth's surface...
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2 days ago, 3:40pm - An earthquake alters the shear and normal stress on surroundi...
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What type of slave boundary do the deepest earthquakes occur at?
2 days ago, 3:37pm - The focus of deep earthquakes may reach depths of more than 7...
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What are earthquakes measured in?
2 days ago, 3:37pm - The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter ...
