2010 Haiti Earthquake Time and location of the event. There was an earthquake in Haiti- port au prince on the 12 January 2010, the time was 21:53 the magnitude was 7.0. The depth was 12 kmw (8.1 miles) three million people were affected by the earthquake and an estimated 316000 died and 300,000 mad injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the earthquake. People automatically thought there was going to be a tsunami but it was cancelled quickly The location and a map The location of the earthquake
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New Madrid, MO Earthquake of 1811-1812 Janelle E Kizer Geology 101 Spring 2012 1. Introduction: During 1811 – 1812, four earthquakes occurred in New Madrid, Mississippi River Valley, which are considered to be some of the most humongous earthquakes in the U.S. since the settlement by the Europeans. The first two was at 1811, December 16, Northeast Arkansas, Magnitude 7.2-8.1. The next one was at January 23, 1812 right at New Madrid, Missouri
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Earthquakes xxxxx SCI245 September 18, 2011 There are four types of tectonic plate margins, the meeting place of one plate with another. The four plates are destructive, constructive, collision, and conservative. Plates are constantly moving or changing position. The divergent boundaries are where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other. The convergent boundaries are where the crust is destroyed as one plate drives under another. The Transform boundaries are
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Geo Lab 3 (Pre-Lab Assignment) E1: 2010 Haiti Magnitude - 7.0 Depth - 13km Tectonic Plates Involved - North American & Caribbean Plates Plate Boundary Type - Transformed Building Codes in place? - No building codes available Estimated Financial Cost - 7.8 billion Fatalities (If any) - 100k - 316k E2: 2011 Tohuko Magnitude - 9.0 Depth - 30km Tectonic Plates Involved - Pacific and North American Plates Plate Boundary Type - Convergent Building Codes in place? - Stringet- they
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other tectonically active structures on the Pacific Rim in the shape of a horse shoe. The majority of our planet’s active volcanoes and earthquakes can be found here. Per the article, What Is The Ring of Fire?, “About 81% of the world’s largest earthquake have occurred along the Ring of Fire. The largest earthquake ever recorded on Earth was a 9.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on May 22, 1960.” As you can see in the Fig.1, the string of volcanoes runs up the western coastline of South, Central
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Earthquakes happen rarely and when they do, they cause a lot of damage to both the geology of the area and the geography. They are the most powerful natural forces that can happen at any time. Geologists and scientists define earthquakes as vibrations of the earth's surface that occurs as a result of a release of energy in the earth's crust. The plates of the earth are constantly moving and small earthquakes can occur more often but they are not felt. When these plates slide past one another or collide
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Japan Earthquake 2011 Facts about the earthquake * A massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, Friday afternoon, on 11 March 2011 at 0546 GMT * The quake was centered 130 kilometers to the east of Sendai. * A tsunami was sent crashing into the country’s north-eastern coast. * It was originally reported at a magnitude of 7.9, but later was upgraded to 8.9 and then to a 9
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new territory thanks to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Neither the buyers nor the sellers knew that the recent addition's basement contained a seismic time bomb nearly ready to go off At around 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, a series of massive earthquake pummeled what is now southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas with ground motions so strong that trees snapped in two as they whipped back and forth. The landscape rose several meters in some areas and sank in others, changing the courses
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The Economic Disaster of a 7.8+ Earthquake on The San Francisco Bay Area Christina Sotelo Geology 6 – Jefferis- Nilsen November 21, 2012 Over the many decades the economic standing of the United States, specifically California, had fluctuated due to many unforeseen factors. One huge factor that cannot be anticipated, and often causes drastic effects on the economy, are geologic disasters. The state of California is notorious for having earthquakes that shake up the state quite often and leave
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Prevention methods may help reduce the impacts but depending on the scale and characteristics of the disaster, they can prove ineffective. Japan’s 2011 earthquake is an example where an MEDC prepared for the occurrence of a disaster, their history and knowledge of earthquakes lead to the reduction in damage caused by the high 9.0 magnitude. For example, building regulations were in place ensuring the design of all buildings, especially high raise flats or offices, could with stand the violent
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