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Earthquakes occur when energy stored in Earth's crust is suddenly released, causing seismic waves. The focus is where the seismic waves originate underground, and the epicenter is the point directly above on the surface. There are three main types of seismic waves - P waves, S waves, and L waves - which travel outward from the focus. Earthquakes are measured by their magnitude, which indicates the amount of energy released, and by their intensity, which describes the observed effects on people and structures.
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3) There are three main types of seismic waves - P waves, S waves, and L waves. P waves travel fastest while L waves cause the most damage at the earthquake's epicenter.
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Earthquake
The document discusses various topics related to earthquakes including what causes them, the different types of waves they produce, how their magnitude is measured, other disasters they can cause, and safety precautions. It explains that earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of built-up stress in the Earth's crust from plate tectonic movement and fault slippage. P and S waves are body waves that pass through the Earth's interior while surface waves like Rayleigh and Love waves travel along its surface and can be very destructive. The Richter scale and Mercalli scale are used to measure the magnitude and intensity of shaking from quakes.
Final earthquake ppt.ppt
There are three main types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth during an earthquake:
1. P-waves are compressional body waves that move through solid rock and fluids.
2. S-waves are slower shear body waves that only move through solid rock.
3. Surface waves like Rayleigh and Love waves move along the Earth's surface and can cause significant damage.
Seismographs are used to measure and record these seismic waves to determine the location and magnitude of earthquakes.
Krystal+ross
This document provides information about earthquakes including:
1) Earthquakes are caused by a sudden slip on a fault when stress overcomes friction, releasing energy as seismic waves.
2) The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale based on the amplitude of seismic waves.
3) The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in eastern Japan was magnitude 9.0 and caused tsunamis, damage to buildings/infrastructure, economic impacts, and loss of life.
B.1DRRR Earthquake Hazards.pdf
1. Magnitude measures the energy released at the earthquake source using seismograph measurements, while intensity measures the strength of shaking felt at a location.
2. Earthquake hazards include ground shaking, surface rupture, liquefaction, tsunamis, and landslides. Ground shaking is caused by the release of built-up stress in the lithosphere.
3. To escape a tsunami, immediately evacuate areas near the shore if a large earthquake occurs offshore. Bring a survival kit and head to designated evacuation centers or high ground, staying alert for waves, floods, and landslides.
JRGK Earthquakes
Earthquakes occur along fault lines located at tectonic plate boundaries. When pressure builds up from plates moving in different directions, the rocks can suddenly break and slip past each other, releasing seismic waves. The focus is where the earthquake begins underground, and the epicenter is located above the focus on the surface. Different plate boundary types like divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries produce varying types and magnitudes of quakes.
Earth quake
Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of built-up strain energy along fault lines in the Earth's crust. Faults occur at boundaries between tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other. There are different types of faults such as normal, reverse, strike-slip and oblique. Earthquake waves called seismic waves radiate out from the hypocenter or focus of the earthquake. P-waves and S-waves are two types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth. Surface waves including Rayleigh and Love waves cause the most damage during an earthquake. Factors like magnitude, distance from the epicenter, local geology can influence earthquake intensity.
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