Friday 10 August 2018

Earthquake explantion


What is an earthquake?
Why do earthquakes happen?
Crust - plates - converging, diverging, continental and oceanic
Where do Earthquakes happen?
Ring of fire
Examples of Earthquakes
What is the impact of Earthquakes?
Landslides
Liquefaction
What happens to cities and buildings
What happens to people
Tsunamis
What was the strongest earthquake ever?
How are earthquakes measured? (magnitude, richter scale).


Earthquakes can strike any moment without warning, They can bring down tall buildings and rip highways to pieces

Why do earthquakes happen?
Earthquakes happens when the rocked underground suddenly breaks along the fault. This warning release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.



What was the strongest earthquake ever?
In 1960 the Valdivia earthquake of Sunday, 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale.

What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of earth.

There are different kinds of Earthquakes around the world some can also be strong and break highways into pieces 


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