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Japan has very smart architects, engineers, and others. Before people build a large building, they put an earthquake panel underneath. If an earthquake hits, the towering building just sways back and forth instead of collapsing. Most Japanese homes are built with these panels.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agothey put structures at the side of buliding so when there is earthquake the buildings sway bake and forth rather than falling down
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How do earthquakes impact the environment and humans?
Earth quakes can destroy areas and cities when the occur. especially places with big buildings and a lot of residents. they can tear apart forests. but earthquakes happening is part of nature. (when a techtonic plate moves)*example- san adreas fault*
How long do big earthquakes last?
it depends on how strong it is.
Is big ben earthquake resistant?
The building which houses Big Ben was built long before we worried about earthquakes. But England only rarely has very minor earthquakes.
What was the epicentre of the recent big tsunami in Japan?
Tsunamis do not have epicentres. Earthquakes do. Sometimes, as in the case of Japan, earthquakes cause tsunamis.
What are the after shocks of an earthquake?
they are like little earthquakes after a big earthquake
How big are Australia's earthquakes?
As big as regular earthquakes.
Is a earthquake a hazard?
Yes Earthquakes are a big hazard since they can make things collapse even if the are as big as tall buildings. if things collapse on you or you fall through a fisher you could die
Why do you get big earthquakes?
we get big earthquakes because, the bigger the land is moving the bigger the earthquake.
How does big ben withstand earthquakes?
Big Ben is in London, England which doesn't have a problem with earthquakes.
Is Atlanta a city and big city with big buildings?
Atlanta is a large city with many buildings and many people. It has some big buildings.
How do earthquakes impact the environment and humans?
Earth quakes can destroy areas and cities when the occur. especially places with big buildings and a lot of residents. they can tear apart forests. but earthquakes happening is part of nature. (when a techtonic plate moves)*example- san adreas fault*
Do all earthquakes have after shock?
No only middle and big magnitude earthquakes do.
How big are the earthquakes?
The earthquakes will be 90%-81% of the largest 40,000km long.
When is there going to be a earthqake in 2012?
There are, in general, a couple dozen earthquakes of magnitude 4 or greater EVERY DAY. Bigger ones, in the 6+ range, happen every few weeks. Following an especially big earthquake, you may see several dozen or HUNDREDS of fairly substantial aftershocks. We are unable to predict when or where big earthquakes will happen, or what effects they will have. The Japanese have long known that the Japanese islands are very quake-prone, and were as ready for "The Big One" as they could be. Notice that there were NO major buildings destroyed by the 9.0 earthquake last week, and that the big high-rise buildings in Tokyo were virtually undamaged. In fact, very few people were killed by the earthquake itself! Tsunamis (the very word "tsunami" is of Japanese origin) are common following major ocean earthquakes, and the Japanese authorities were ready for one - but their defensive seawalls were only about 20 feet high, while this tsunami was nearly 30 feet. Most of the 10,000+ people killed were killed by the tsunami. In fact, the nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi were essentially undamaged by the earthquake; it was the tsunami that flooded the backup generators which were supposed to provide cooling while the reactors were shut down, and it was the failure of the generators that has caused most of the problems there.
What are major earthquakes followed by?
Big aftershocks.
What are the two way scientists measure earthquakes?
Moment Magnitude Scale. Large earthquakes are not measured very well by the Richter scale, especially if the seimometers used are very far away from anearthquakeepicenter. The moment magnitude scale is now most commonly usedfor medium to large earthquakes.
Descriptive words for earthquakes?
sounds like a big thunderstorm
