Earthquake

California, but the place is prone to earthquakes, and the one in 1944 scared the life out of me. For months afterwards, I felt that every time I sat down, I should have to put on a seatbelt.” Earthquakes are when tectonic plates slip past each other causing a “snap’. The ground shakes violently and can even crack. Though the occurrence of an earthquake is dreadful, familiarizing yourself with the causes and effects can be useful, and in turn make it less scary. Earthquakes are caused when rock at an underground

Earthquake Intensities Earthquakes are a marvel of geology. When faults under the surface of the earth move, the ground moves. These earthquakes can be very mild, barely registering or they can be horrific with far-reaching consequences. Scientists have become fascinated with the study of earthquakes for centuries but it is only in recent years that quantified data has been collected and analyzed by scientists regarding these geologic phenomena. Before the invention of the Richter scale, less

The year 2010 was an active year for earthquakes and other natural disasters, racking up a total of four earthquakes ranked 7.0 or higher. Two of these quakes were merely a month apart, and started the year in a very destructive way. The first was a 7.0 in Haiti, the second over 3,000 miles away in Chile, an 8.8. Though both ravaged their countries, one was decidedly more devastating than the other. Looking at the magnitudes of the quakes, you might think Chile received the worst of it, but after

1. What are some of the dangers of having an earthquake in large cities? There are many significant dangers of having earthquakes in large cities such as - Large amounts of people being at risk - Lots of large structures such as buildings - Set off landslides - Tsunamis The devastation of the Earthquake can differ depending on the location and environment of the country the Earthquake occurs. Countries that have fault lines close to the ocean are more at risk of having

locals or people in the Philippines had to restart their life when an earthquake with an magnitude of 7.1 hit the country and destroyed people’s lives. The earthquake had a devastating 7.1 magnitude. The earthquake hit the Philippines on October 15th, 2013. The likely culprit of the earthquake was the East Bohol Fault because the two tectonic plates were sliding against each other and the creates an earthquake. Sadly, earthquake killed more than 90 people. Ports, schools, and airports were damaged

In the blink of an eye, everything can change. From a monstrous magnitude-9 earthquake, to a series of terrorist attacks, to migrating from a third-world country that is dangerous to live in, any experience can transform a lifestyle forever. The earthquake that took place occurred in Fukushima, Japan in March of 2011 took the lives of 15,894 people, as well as leaving 6,156 injured and 2,546 missing. This monstrous disaster unleashed a raging tsunami that wiped out the east coast of Japan. The tsunami

Abstract Earthquake engineering is a subject where a person can be overwhelmed with information but still crave for knowledge due to its unpredictable nature. Earthquakes are a natural repetitive occurrence on planet earth, which due to its devastating impact, have caused a lot of damage to structures and caused loss of life. Therefore engineers, scientists and geologists were required to take action and one of the many first steps was to identify the regions of seismic activity. The argument in

Vietnamese people have a sentence that is "Fire tests gold, difficulties test strength". Indeed, Japan is one of the best developed countries in the world, even though Japan meets horror earthquakes and tsunamis average every year. In the picture above, we can see that a half side of village in Japan was under water and some houses seem like disappear in the water influx, while another side is still above, and water still continues pouring to submerged the village. Outside of the village, there are

us to do some research or to ask questions in order to know more about the topic. I have been in this situation multiple times. When I was first told about the Northridge Earthquake that happened a few years ago, I was shocked and I was dying to know more. I had to do some research on my own and my knowledge about the earthquake expanded. Not only did I know what happened, but I also knew how it happened, why it

An earthquake is where two transform plate boundaries slide and creak the earth. This is what happened in the Philippines. Although it was in 2013 the people are still in need of help to get back to their daily lives. The Philippines earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. This earthquake was gigantic, and it took down many buildings that were in its path. Lucky the children were not in school that day because of the Muslim holidays the earthquake caused the school to collaspe. If the children were in