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What are 5 factors that affect the intesity of an earthquake?
type of faulting depth frequency of shakin proximity of epicentre distance of earthquake focus magnitude
Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake can occur .?
Small foreshocks that precede a major earthquake can occur
When is the next England earthquake?
It is impossible to predict when an earthquake will occur.
What will occur after a strong earthquake?
Tremors
Faulting is to gently contoured mountains as folding is to what?
Folding and faulting in mountains occurs because of the movement of lithospheric plates as described in the theory of plate tectonics. Continent to continent collision compresses the crust and its sedimentary cover rocks, displacing and distorting them upwards (folding) and fracturing them (faulting). Folding and faulting can also occur in oceanic crust-continental crust collisions, in areas above subduction zones.
What the importance of faults in natural hazards?
EARTHQUAKES - the sudden, intense shift along already formed fault cause earthquake to occur -earthquake occur around plate boundary where plate movement occur in the form of faulting
What is earthquake faulting?
when a trent is created
What is a sudden strong movement of Earth's crust?
An earthquake
Faulting earthquakes can occur?
yes, they can
What is the most common cause of and earthquake?
When the 2 plates strike and then slip. Or faulting.
What plates moved in the Japan's earthquake?
The earthquake in Japan is a result of the Pacific Plate subducting under the North American Plate. The earthquake was caused by thrust faulting.
What are 5 factors that affect the intesity of an earthquake?
type of faulting depth frequency of shakin proximity of epicentre distance of earthquake focus magnitude
Can an earthquake occur in the ocean?
Yes. An earthquake may occur in the ocean.
What can occur hours or days after an earthquake?
Aftershocks can occur hours or days after an earthquake.
How does faulting of the earth's layer occur?
Faulting occurs when tensional forces act in opposite directions and cause one slab of the rock to be displaced up and the other slab down.
When would a tsunamic occur?
A tsunami is an ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake. It would occur after an earthquake.
Where does most present -day faulting of rock occur?
At interfaces between moving parts of the lithosphere
