an earthquake is shaking or sometimes displacement of ground as a result of a sudden release of energy in the earths crust that created seismic waves.
The 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean was caused by an undersea megathrust earthquake. The tsunami took place on the 26th of December.
Ten Minutes in whole- which is pretty long for an earthquake as the one in 1989 lasted only fifteen seconds- and that was on the Richter scale about 7.1. The aftermath lasted a lot longer than ten minutes though, Valdivia still hasn't fully recovered from its "earthquake" shock.
because the amount of time it took to rescue them
earthquakes are caused by the tectonic plates under the crust of the earth. the plates are huge. they can cover a continent. Google it to see pics. when plates mash into each other it causes an earthquake.
because of the earthquake
The Great Lisbon earthquake took place on November 1, 1755
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It was an Earthquake.
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how long does it take to get a parcel from Nepal to the UK
It took over ten years to recover after the Shaanxi earthquake
The Japanese crisis that took place in 2011 was an earthquake and tsunami. It was the most powerful documented earthquake to hit Japan and one of the five most disastrous earthquakes in the world.
There's just been a big one in China
Normal faults are when you have hanging walls that slide down relative to and below the footwall. Dip-slip faults are normal faults.
Because the mud could cover the whole place that the earthquake took place inAnd...there would be 2 much...
Heavy rain can be danger of liquefaction because of the wet mud that can cover the whole place that the earthquake took place in. Also heavy rain can make an earthquake much more dangerous.