Mexican Earthquake Summary

About 4000 people were killed over 9000 that were injured that was this famous event you might ask? It was the loma prieta earthquake, also known as the world series earthquake. Taking place in san francisco 1898 this was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the bay area. This earthquake caused an estimate of 5.6 billion dollars for the total damage it had done .The person the was interviewed for this event was Mr.Demichel.he was about 10 when he felt the earthquake.

California’s unique geography as a state makes it a very appealing place to call home. From the odd east to west transverse San Gabriel mountain ranges of the Los Angeles Basin, to the bumpy coastal ranges of the Bay Area, any person can find a compatible topographic terrain to their liking. California may seem to be the perfect place to live with its ideal climate and extensive geographic features. However, due to California’s location over the shifting continental plates, coupled with its enormous and also multiple faults, at any time this great state can fall victim to a seismic disaster. After examining evidence from both Rong-Gong Lin’s II Los Angeles Times article of April 18, 2016 and the NOVA videos Killer Quake ( 2006), Earthquake (2007), as well as Geologic Journey II – Episode 3 (The Pacific Rim: Americas) – Part 3 (San Francisco) and The Great San Francisco Earthquake (American Experience ~ 2005), one can take a comparative account of the three major earthquakes of California’s past. Although each earthquake was very devastating on is own; the Great Quake 0f 1906, the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, and the NorthRidge quake of 1994 each amounted to an extensive forfeiture of property and life. Each of these earthquakes created much suffering and loss. It is imperative for each citizen of this great state to understand the damage that a California quake can actually do and be prepared; for the threat of one always looms.

Arch C. Johnston and Eugene S. Schweig researched the New Madrid seismic activities of 1811-1812 and concluded that: The first earthquake was likely caused by slippage along a fault within the Blytheville arch and along the Bootheel fault. The length of the two reactivated fault segments was around 140 kilometers (deBoer & Sanders, n.d., p. 117-119). Johnston and Schweig believe the second earthquake was likely due to the breakup of the New Madrid fault that runs northeast to southwest, close to New Madrid. The slippage was estimated to be about 8 meters (deBoer & Sanders, n.d., p. 117-119) They believe the third earthquake was likely due to the rupturing of the Reelfoot fault, where the slippage was as much as 10 meters (deBoer & Sanders,

In California, water pipes and electrical lines could be built or retrofitted with similar flexibility.

On October 17, 1989, two tectonic plates--the North American and the Pacific--slid against each other on the San Andreas Fault. The result was California having a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area, also known as the Loma Prieta earthquake. The destruction was costly, with damages adding up to about $6 billion, but more so were the lives lost. The casualty rate of this earthquake was 63 people and over 3,800 injured. The count could have been a lot worse, however, had it not been for the baseball game at San Francisco's Candlestick Park between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics going on at the time of the natural disaster. Now referred to as the "Earthquake Series," the third game of the 1989 World Series collided

California is suspected of experiencing a killer quake, one that reaches the magnitude of 7.5. However, it is impossible to predict an earthquake. The Puente Hills Fault is one of the most dangerous “sleeping monsters” (if it were to) create an earthquake. It is located in the Los Angeles basin, where it can cause approximately 45 seconds of rippling instead of just 7 seconds because it is on softer ground, cause thousands of deaths, and potentially destroy the city of Los Angeles.

After the destruction of Tres Marias, because of the earthquake, it becomes one of the fanciest mansions it had ever been. Even though Esteban is slowly recovering from the earthquake, he feels as if he is shrinking slowly and slowly. He dismisses this thought and focuses his main plan to convince Clara back to loving him. But Clara does not like him anymore and doesn’t go to sleep in bed with him anymore. After a while he meets a person named Jean de Satigny, who is a filthy Frenchman wanting to marry the daughter of Esteban only for his money. They plan to begin a chinchilla fur business and Esteban agrees with the idea. Then Jaime and Nicolas appear in Tres Marias with their philosophies in aiding the poor people to achieving a better life. Old Pedro Garcia is found dead and because Esteban was in debts to him for saving his life, Esteban hold a huge funeral for Old Pedro. Later Esteban finds out that Blanca and Pedro Tercero are having sex near the riverbank and brings his rifle to kill both of them. He beats Clara so hard that blood was all over her body and signs of bruises were straining her weak skin. Clara attempts to get in the way of Esteban but is to no avail. She gets slapped hard across the face and loses her front teeth, making her personality/beauty look bad. She then never wants to speak to Esteban again and takes Blanca to their old house. Then again Esteban finds out from Esteban Garcia that Pedro Tercero is near the German sawmill and asks

After the earthquake hit Haiti, the survivors began to write relief checks, donate blood, volunteer material and time. These people did not cower from the damage, nor rush to leave the country. Instead, they helped the poor, the needy and those who had lost everything in the earthquake. It is because of the kindness of these people that so many have survived. For the people of Haiti, it appears that those simple but powerful actions, have become routine.

In 2009 there was an earthquake in L’Aquila that killed 309 people. There were six italian scientists and a former government official that were sent out to determine the magnitude of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. They were unable to correctly predict the earthquakes magnitude. These men were sentenced to 6 years in jail because of their false prediction. I do not think that they should have been punished for what they came up with because of how unpredictable earthquakes are.

Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters. They destroy buildings, collapse roads and bridges, change landforms, and have cause millions of deaths throughout the years.

An earthquake by definition is violent vibrations caused by rocks breaking under huge amounts of stress. The underground surface that the rocks break are the edges of a tectonic plate or a fault plane.

In October of 1998, Hurricane Mitch slammed onto the coasts of multiple South American countries. Countless people lost their homes, over eleven thousand people lost their lives, and the hurricane left five billion dollars’ worth of damage in its wake (“Hurricane Mitch”). This event caused a new wave of events also of short term mission trips. Americans seeing the cities torn to shreds decided to act. For a couple of weeks at a time, different groups would go clean up, rebuild, and show love to the people of these devastated

World News: People in Mexico hurry to help earthquake victims get basic supplies. The earthquake was Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in 32 years. People from some of the poorest districts were helping high-class citizens. This caused many unlikely friendships

The Ecuador earthquake seemed a devastating event for many people and indeed I felt too much pain for the people who suffered this tragedy, and with the stories that came to us, such as people who were about to die or suffering of people buried under the rubble, as well as stories of heroes who saved the lives of others or even gave their lives to save someone else that sometimes they haven't seen him in their lives.

Professor Matthew Feely is an adjunct professor at the Columbia business school and a former navy officer of the logistic center at the US Navy. In this lecture, he talks about the decision-making process as an officer in regard to the 2011 Japan’s earthquake.