a magnitude 7.2 earthquake produces 10 times more ground motion than a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, but it releases about 32 times more energy. The energy release best indicates the destructive power of an earthquake.
volcanoes: make the ground crumble and break and cause plates to move and smash earthquakes: makes the ground break and smash together and causes plates because they break when they hit each other.
Typically, a transform boundary because the two plates are sliding past each other.
Most earthquakes are caused by plates sliding aginst each other.
Yes! Each year, 1,000 to 3,000 earthquakes occur within Yellowstone National Park and its surroundings. And although they're too small to be felt, they reflect the nature of the Yellowstone National Park.
Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates, which are constantly moving and grinding against each other, create enough force to cause a seismic event. When enough pressure builds up to cause an earthquake is not predictable because we can't accurately measure such buildup.
hurricanes cause more damage they can also cause earthquakes and tsunamis
The US Geological Survey estimate that there are several million earthquakes each year, but the vast majority of these will not be detected because they are too small in magnitude to detect or are larger, but occur to far away from a seismometer station. From this number, they estimate that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. 100,000 of these will be felt by humans and 100 of them will be large enough to cause damage.
Earthquakes cause direct damage when the seismic disturbance weakens and collapses buildings and other infrastructures not built to withstand the tremors. This often causes great loss of life. Other damage caused by earthquakes results from landslides, mudslides, avalanches, fires, soil liquefaction and tsunamis.
Earthquakes cause direct damage when the seismic disturbance weakens and collapses buildings and other infrastructures not built to withstand the tremors. This often causes great loss of life. Other damage caused by earthquakes results from landslides, mudslides, avalanches, fires, soil liquefaction and tsunamis.
earths plates scraping each other
plate rub against each other to cause an earthquakes
Earthquakes.
it is were the crust crash in to each other
Earthquakes.
Today an earthquake will occur. It may be so light that only sensitive instruments will catch it and it may shake houses, rattle windows, and small objectsor it may be strong to cause property damage, injury, and death. It is estimated that there's 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the whole world each year and 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 of them cause damage.
no. the plates pushing against each other do.
Earthquakes are responsible for billions of dollars in damages each year.