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The place along the fault where the earthquake starts is called the what?
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∙ 14y ago
its called a"global fault"
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Why does San Francisco need earthquake proof buildings?
San Francisco needs earthquake proof buildings because in California theres a large fault line called the San Andreas fault line. It is along this fault line that lots of earthquakes occur.
Along what type of fault was the 1964 Alaska earthquake?
The Alaska earthquake of 1964 occurred along a subduction zone, which consists largely of reverse faults.
Where is the US is an earthquake most likely to occur?
Along any fault zone.
What is the earthquake called in haiti?
Strike-Slip Fault.
What is the difference between an epicenter and an earthquake?
An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the grounddue to the energy released by sudden movement and breaking of rocks along fault lines in the earth's crust.The epicenter is a point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of the earthquake.The focus is the point underground where the fault line starts rupturing.
What is a slow movement along a fault called?
An Earthquake!
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
A shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of large blocks of rock along a fault.?
That's called an earthquake.
Where are earthquakes mosty likely to originate?
where the fault is at or the epicenter which is not where the earthquake starts it is the focus where the earthquake starts
What happens along a fault beneath Earths surface when an earthquake occurs.?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
What is the area along the fault where an earthquake begins?
A fault line.
What happens alonge a fault beneath earths surface when an earthquake happens?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
Where is the focus of an earthquake?
The focus (more correctly termed the hypocenter) of an earthquake is the point in the earth where the earthquake rupture or fault movement actually occurred. The point on the surface directly above the hypocenter is known as the epicenter.
After an earthquake additional adjustments can occur along the fault These adjustments can cause damaging vibrations called?
after shocks
elastic rebound?
the tendency for the deformed rock along a fault to spring back after an earthquake
What is the place along a fault where the slipping that causes begins the earthquake?
fault line
What is fault creep?
Fault creep is slow movement along a fault line with NO resulting earthquake.
