Earthquake

Earthquakes are an unfortunate consequence of, well, living on earth. While other hazards such as volcanos, tornados, floods, and wild fires all have clear visual indications that allow for us humans to get away from them, earthquakes are much more insidious than the aforementioned disasters because they have no such indicator and the damage they inflict is near instantaneous. Luckily for us humans, seismologists have spent a good portion of the 20th century finding out why earthquakes occur, how

Unlike wind, earthquake is a different phenomenon which generates a ground motion. The intensity or acceleration of the earthquake depends upon the magnitude and location of its epicenter. The seismic waves caused by the earthquake cause inertial forces in the building. The inertial forces are created when an outside force tries to move a body in rest which happens in this case as seismic waves tries the move the building in rest. We all know that when a building is subjected to inertial forces

Earthquakes occur daily as plates of lithosphere travel on asthenosphere; however, some earthquakes are larger and cause more damage than others. Major earthquake zones include the circum-pacific region, Indonesia to Europe, Caribbean and Sandwich Islands, mid-ocean ridges, and East Africa. Larger earthquakes are rarer than smaller earthquakes, yet when they do occur, they are memorable. The Japan earthquake of 2011 and the Haiti earthquake of 2010 are memorable for unfavorable circumstances, yet

Task Two: Earthquakes and Buildings The type of buildings that were the most damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. In the 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake that occurred at 12.51pm on the 22nd of February 2011, the types of buildings that were the most damaged were houses and commercial buildings that were built in the 19th and early 20th century. The majority of these buildings that were damaged were ones that relied on single or double brick for their structure. This relates to how

matters at hand. If we pay attention to the recent earrthquake that took place in Mexico City we can see that the hurricanes aren't the only thing we should be worried about. The United States seems to focus mainly on hurricanes, rather than on earthquakes, solely for the reason that, especially recently, hurricanes have caused havoc among the citizens of America. Because of the fear that America holds towards hurricanes they are so focused

On Saturday, the 3rd of November a 6.0 earthquake hit the Westfield Belconnen mall in Canberra. The earthquake frightened many in the mall and went outside. The damage that was caused inside the epicenter was moderate. Pictures and books in stores fell down. Dishes, glass wear and windows were broken during the earthquake. Some of the heavy furniture was moved around during the earthquake. Plaster in the mall varying between considerable and large amounts. Chimneys cracked and some of the walls cracked

no parts of the surface of the earth are protected from earthquakes, but some parts of the world experience earthquakes more frequently than others do. You will find that earthquakes are usually most common at tectonic plate boundaries where different plates meet. The largest events usually happen where two plates are colliding or colliding and sliding past one another, particular around the edge of the pacific plate. Large shallow earthquakes also happen where two plates are pulling apart with the

The Chile and the Haiti Earthquakes of 2010 had different effects on the health sector. Various differences are evident in the health outcomes of these disasters. In the Chilean earthquake, the magnitude of the quake reached a scale of 8.8 while that of Haiti reached a scale of 7.0. However, the number of deaths that were experienced in Haiti was a number almost 200,000 while in Chile it was only 200 people (Huus, 2010). Despite the high magnitude of the quake, Chile experienced a low number of lost

cost Researchers have found that if a 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes the U.S’s california there is a great chance that a tsunami will occur. If that happens it will cost over 70 billion dollars to repair. People around that area would only have a 15 minute notice to flee. It could destroy roads, power lines, bridges, towns, and so much more. Over 100,00 people would die at an estimate. There has been two major earthquakes. One of the earthquakes was on a sunday and at a 6.8 magnitude and the other

The thought of massive tornados, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural being the result of a powerful Greek God is simply perceived as a story in our modern day world, but this was no natural phenomom to the people of ancient Greece. In Homer's great poem The Odyssey many of these natural phenomenons were created by the powerful Greek Gods, while in the modern day article Are earthquakes on a rise? Is California's ‘Big One’ coming? written by Holly Yan a focus of scientific evidence and years