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Can an earthquake create a new island on the surface of the Earth?
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∙ 9y ago
While unlikely it is possible. Consider that in 1811 the New Madrid earthquake abruptly changed the course of one of the largest rivers in the world, the Mississippi.
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What measures the effects of an earthquake at Earth's surface?
The seismograph.
What is the origin of an earthquake under the surface of earth called?
This is known as the focus or hypocentre of an earthquake.
What is the point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the?
The point beneath the earth's surface where an earthquake originates is called the hypocenter.
When an earthquake near the epicenter?
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. It is as close to the point of origin of the quake as you can get on the surface. The earthquake is strongest at that point.
What is the point on earth's surface where an earthquake's energy is received?
epicenter
What are the natural causes that create rapid or slow change on the surface of the earth?
EARTHQUAKE
What is the place on the surface directly above the earthquake's focus?
It is the epicentre of the earthquake on the earth's surface.
What Is The place on the surface directly above earthquake focus?
It is the epicentre of the earthquake on the earth's surface.
The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface?
The intensity of an earthquake measures the effect of an earthquake
What the difference an earthquake and epicenter?
earthquake is the shaking of the earth while epicenter is the point beneath the surface of the earth where the earthquake begins
What damage does an earthquake do to Earth's surface?
It cracks it
What does the earthquake do to the surface of the earth?
It shifts it around.
What causes changes in earth surface?
Earthquake.
What is A trembling of the earth's surface caused by changes beneath the surface is?
Earthquake
Where is The focus of an earthquake is located?
the focus of an earthquake is beneath the surface of the earth in the crust.
What measures the effects of an earthquake at Earth's surface?
The seismograph.
The origin of an earthquake under the surface of the earth?
focus
