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If the region in which you live has not experienced an earthquake in 200 years your earthquake hazard is low?
True, but be mindful of risk.
The epicenter of an earthquake is determined by?
determining the distance from the earthquake by three recording stations.
What is the measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquakes called?
earthquake hazard
What part of the continental US has the highest earthquake hazard level?
California
What are earthquake hazards?
An example of an earthquake hazard is the violent shaking and buildings falling on people and the fumes from liquefaction being harmful to humans animals.
How is an area's earthquake hazard level determined?
An areas earthquake -hazard level is determined by past and present seismic activity
How is an earthquake's hazard level determined?
They measure it with a special instrument called seismograph.
How is an area's earthquake-hazard level determined?
By past and present seismic activity. - TheGoldDigger1.0
What are Seismic hazard maps used?
When building a house, regional seismic hazard maps are used to find the best (or the worst) place to locate for earthquake shaking. Although greatly confused with its sister, seismic risk, seismic hazard is the study of expected earthquake ground motions at any point on the earth.
What is earthquake hazard level?
Earthquake-Hazard Levels are the likeliness of earthquakes occurring in certain regions.
What is an earthquake hazard level?
Earthquake-Hazard Levels are the likeliness of earthquakes occurring in certain regions.
How did geologists determine the west coast of California has a higher earthquake risk then other areas in the US?
Geologists determined that the west coast of California has a higher earthquake risk than other areas in the US. They did this by using a seismograph.
What was the tectonic hazard of haiti?
Earthquake.
What is the measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquake called?
an earthquake hazard
What is a hazard zone?
a hazard zone are places that suffer from earthquake all the time
Are Earthquake hazard maps are based on probability?
True
If the region in which you live has not experienced an earthquake in 200 years your earthquake hazard is low?
True, but be mindful of risk.
