Recent Earthquakes Questions
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What are areas along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred?
2 days ago, 6:32pm - At spreading ridges, or similar extensional boundaries, earth...
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When did the earthquake hit Japan?
2 days ago, 6:21pm - The 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude meg...
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What are 3 damages of an earthquake?
2 days ago, 6:18pm - Three damages caused by earthquakes are structural damage, su...
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2 days ago, 6:04pm - A primary wave is an earthquake wave in which rock particles ...
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What is a scientific description of Augustine Volcano?
2 days ago, 6:02pm - Augustine volcano is a central dome cluster. Augustine lies w...
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What is the difference between an earthquake's focus and epicenter?
2 days ago, 6:01pm - The focus of an earthquake is the location within the earth w...
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What makes waves in the ocean?
2 days ago, 5:56pm - Three different things can make waves: the wind, moon, and ea...
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What is the stress point of an earthquake?
2 days ago, 5:55pm - Its the Point beneath earth's surface where rock breaks ChaCh...
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What is another name for an earthquake?
2 days ago, 5:54pm - Another name for an earthquake is a "seismic event." It's the...
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What does the richter scale measure?
2 days ago, 5:38pm - The Richter scale measures the strength in terms of the energ...
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Why does Central America experience earthquakes and volcanoes?
2 days ago, 5:29pm - In Latin America most earthquakes occur along the western coa...
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2 days ago, 5:22pm - True. S waves propagate by movements of the Earth perpendicul...
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2 days ago, 5:21pm - False. The energy is released from the focus and travels out ...
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Where is the largest belt of active earthquakes and volcanoes?
2 days ago, 5:20pm - Probably the Pacific Ocean Circum-Pacific Mobile Belt the so-...
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When do most earthquakes occur?
2 days ago, 5:11pm - An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor, or temblor) is ...
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How did Richard Oldham know Earth has a liquid core?
2 days ago, 5:10pm - He found that velocities of earthquake-waves increase with in...
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What is the longest earthquake ever recorded?
2 days ago, 5:04pm - The longest earthquake recorded is the Sumatran-Andaman earth...
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What is the name of the scale that earthquakes are measured on?
2 days ago, 4:39pm - The Richter Scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthqu...
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What is the study of earthquakes called?
2 days ago, 4:25pm - Seismology is basically, the science of earthquakes, involvin...
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What are the effects of earthquakes on the environment?
2 days ago, 3:58pm - Ecosystems and habitats are impacted by earthquakes. For exam...
