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How waves starts at sea?
Tsunamis are created by offshore earthquakes of great magnitude
Strongest to weakest earthquakes?
Great earthquakes: magnitude 8.0 or higher, capable of causing widespread and severe damage. Major earthquakes: magnitude 7.0-7.9, significant damage likely in populated areas. Strong earthquakes: magnitude 6.0-6.9, can cause damage to buildings in populated areas. Moderate earthquakes: magnitude 5.0-5.9, minor to moderate damage possible, felt by people.
What is the highest magnitude in history of earthquakes?
The highest magnitude earthquake was a 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960.
What is a large earthquake rated on the moment magnitude scale?
Earthquakes with a magnitude greater than or equal to 6 are termed strong earthquakes. 7 or larger are termed major earthquakes. Earthquakes greater than or equal to 8 are termed great earthquakes. The term "large" is not actually used.However based on the above it could be argued that any earthquake with a magnitude greater than 6 is a large earthquake.
How are earthqukes classified?
Earthquakes are classified on the Moment Magnitude scale based on the total amount of energy released. A difference of 1 on the scales (say a 5.0 and a 6.0) means an difference in intensity of a factor of 101.5 or approximately 32.
What is the range of mantitude for earthquakes and what sacle is used to measure them?
The magnitude of earthquakes typically ranges from <0 (microearthquakes) to >9 (great earthquakes). The most commonly used scale to measure earthquake magnitude is the Richter Scale or the moment magnitude scale.
What caused the 2009 Samoa tsunami?
two great earthquakes: an initial one with magnitude 8.1, which then triggered another magnitude 8 earthquake seconds later on a different fault.
How many earthquakes are experienced in Oklahoma?
There are are a great number of very small earthquakes in Oklahoma. In the past 30 days, there have been 162 earthquakes in the northern Oklahoma/southern Kansas region with an average magnitude of about 2.9 and a maximum magnitude of 4.5. These may be related to hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and natural gas.
How do you classify earthquakes?
Earthquakes are measured by its magnitude which is commonly grouped in six classes from minor to great:8.0 and higher great7.0 - 7.9 major6.0 - 6.9 strong5.0 - 5.9 moderate4.0 - 4.9 light3.0 - 3.9 minor
What is something that moves in great force?
A tsunami moves with great force, generated by disturbances like earthquakes or landslides underwater, causing surges of water that can travel across oceans at high speeds.
What are the names of famous earthquakes?
"Important" or significant earthquakes can be measured in most damage, most fatalities, or largest magnitude. In the 20th century the earthquake with the most fatalities was in Iran on June 1990 with 50,000 fatalities. The largest earthquake was magnitude 8.3 in the Kuril Islands on 4-Oct-1994. The 21st century surpasses the 20th century with earthquakes of a higher magnitude (9.0) and higher fatality count (over 200K deaths in Sumatra).
What is the maximum intensity of earthquake in the whole world?
The maximum intensity of earthquakes is typically measured using the Moment Magnitude Scale (Mw), with the strongest recorded earthquake being the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.2.
