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Gautam Anand EPS C20 02/11/24 1. Hotspots a. Name 2 hotspots around the world: 1. Hawaii 2. Galápagos Islands 2. Normal Faults a. Draw / Make a diagram of a Normal fault. b. Name two major faults in two different countries/areas that are Normal faults. You should name the fault and state the country it is found in. 1. Moab Fault, Utah, United States
2. Atalanti Fault, Greece c. What size (magnitude) and when was the largest earthquake known to have occurred on one of the faults you mentioned in 2b in the last 500 years? Largest earthquake from the above 2 faults occurred at Atalanti Fault on April 20, 1894. This earthquake had an estimated magnitude of about 6.2 to 6.4 and caused extensive damage to the town of Atalanti and surrounding areas. 3. Reverse Faults a. Draw / Make a diagram of a Reverse fault. b. Name two major faults in two different countries/areas that are Reverse faults. You should name the fault and state the country it is found in. 1. Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), India/Nepal
2. Glarus thrust (Switzerland) - thrust fault in the Swiss Alps c. What size (magnitude) and when was the largest earthquake known to have occurred on one of the faults you mentioned in 3b in the last 500 years? The largest earthquake known to have occurred on the HFT in the last 500 years is the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal. It had a magnitude of 7.8. 4. Strike-Slip Faults a. Draw / Make a diagram of a Strike-Slip fault. b. Name two major faults in two different countries/areas that are Strike-Slip faults. You should name the fault and state the country it is found in. 1. Hayward Fault Zone (USA) - transform boundary between the Pacific and North American plates
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