construction in earthquake-prone zones. Consider factors such as housing costs, taxes for safer public facilities, different standards for different types of buildings (e.g., homes, apartments, stores and shopping centers, nuclear power plants, etc.). Building in earthquake-prone zones can be costly as the codes for creating buildings that can withstand earthquakes changes almost yearly, and several factors outside of an earthquake can cause the building to fail and cost human lives. Most earthquake related
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THE GREAT ALASKA EARTHQUAKE OF 1964 When it comes to earthquakes, the state of California has a well known reputation, in all of United States, but the fact is, Alaska hold the title as America’s number one state for most earthquakes, due to its seismic activity. In 1964, on a late friday afternoon, disaster struck, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake rattled the state of Alaska shortly after 5:30 p.m. on March 27. At the time, the largest earthquake ever recorded in U.S. history and the second-largest
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to the line of the fault,) however, when no surface deformation was formed, scientists found that the earthquake was actually caused by contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault. Make sure you have maps indicating where in the world Haiti is, and where this fault is in relation to Haiti. The tremor was shallow, occurring at a depth of 13km, which increased the intensity of the Earthquake. Apart from the obvious environmental impacts that come with
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Computer Games PC games, also known as computer games, are video games played on a general-purpose personal computer rather than a dedicated video game console or arcade machine. Their defining characteristics include a lack of any centralized controlling authority and greater capacity in input, processing, and output. PC games reached widespread popularity following the video game crash of 1983, particularly in Europe, leading to the era of the "bedroom coder". From the mid-90s onward they lost
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Tsunami Earthquake a surprise The unexpected disaster was neither the largest nor deadliest earthquake and tsunami to strike this century. That record goes to the 2004 Banda-Aceh earthquake and tsunami in Sumatra, a magnitude-9.1, which killed more than 230,000 people. But Japan's one-two punch proved especially devastating for the earthquake-savvy country, because few scientists had predicted the country would experience such a large earthquake and tsunami. The cause The 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck
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!"#$%&'"()*+,+ -."/"0)1+ 2"34*5/)+6'#*+++ Learning Goals (Earthquakes 4/5) •! •! List and describe the primary earthquake hazards Understand the importance of building design and ground conditions in earthquake damage to buildings and infrastructure Understand the basics of how buildings can be designed or retrofitted to better resist earthquakes (and reduce casualties and costs) Explain liquifaction and resonance and how those processes can affect buildings •! •! Upcoming Dates
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September 24 2013 Earthquake U.S Geological Survey A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Awaran, Pakistan due to a strike-slip occurring between the plates. The plates collided between the transition zone between the northward subduction of the Arabic plate beneath the Eurasia plate. The epicenter of the event occurred 69km north of the Awaran, Pakistan border. The earthquake killed at least 825 people and injured hundred of others. The Balochistan government estimated that the earthquake had destroyed
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EQ Watch Review By doing my earthquake watch and taking this class, I have gained a lot of knowledge about earthquakes. There are so many earthquakes that occur in just one day. Before my earthquake watch, I never would have known that earthquakes were this common. I found out that even we humans can cause earthquakes. Building new structures like dams and plants may cause earthquakes. There are also a lot of hazards that come with earthquakes that I had no idea about. Ground shaking, ground
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1. What are the elements that compose the Earth and give the percentage composition of each? The earth as a whole consists of the following elements and percentages: * * Iron – 32% * Oxygen – 30% * Silicon – 15% * Magnesium – 14% * Sulfur – 3% * Nickel – 2% * Calcium – 2% * Aluminium – 1% * Sodium – 3 (percent by weight) * Potassium – 2.5 (percent by weight) 2. What is mineral? Describe the six physical and two chemical properties used to identify
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control. On march 11 2011 a massive earthquake struck Japan. This earthquake was the biggest quake to hit Japan in over 140 years. Unfortunately every action has an equal and opposite reaction, the earthquake caused a massive tsunami that did not help the Japanese. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.9 and the waves were 10 meters high. These waves crashed and drowned Japan. Over 1,000 people were believed dead and many more have been reported missing. This earthquake caused buildings to burn and houses
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