When the S waves hit, the building may be moved off its foundation causing the builing to collapse, along with ruptured gas lines and water mains.
People may be trapped
Gas lines may start a fire
When Liquefaction occurs they could be crushed
When the water main breaks there could be a disrupted water supply and polluted water
During an earthquake buildings and bridges could collapse. Gas and electrical fires can be caused during an earthquake all of which people could die from.
Over the centuries many deaths have been caused by major earthquakes such as the Haiti earthquake in 2010 which according to official estimates killed 316,000 people.
See the following list, divided into the direct and indirect causes of death during/ after an earthquake. Not all of the items are applicable, it would depend on the location and severity of the quake.
Direct causes of death (mainly crushing injuries):
Building collapses/ crushing occupants
Injuries or death from falling glass and masonry
Injuries or death from falling objects, wooden beams, furniture
Indirect causes of death (caused by the secondary effects of an earthquake):
Electrocution, traffic fatalities, tsunami/ drowning, mudslides/ landslides, fires, noxious fumes and gas, heart attack/ shock, disease (contaminated water supplies etc.), lack of primary medical treatment
Simple. Earthquakes shake the part of the earth right? So if it is bad enough, buildings and poles and other things fallover and kill people. Like in haiti, most of the buildings fell over and trapped people without food or water. Some of those fallen buildings fell straight on top of some people and killed them automaticly.
Buildings could collapse and they'd be buried under the rubble. They are likely to die if a building falls on them. If they're just trapped, they'd either be rescued, or not found and die from starvation, thirst, and/or injuries.
Because the wall or house falls on a person and if help does not come in enough time, the person dies.
People who live near mountans are the one who get hurted
They get injured are sometimes they can die but that depends on the power of the earthquake.
yes.
yes, 13,000 people
Usually very rarely people die in a magnitude 5 earthquake on the Richter scale. On the scale, 5 is an "intermediate" earthquake and the damage includes, bricks fall, plaster cracks and slight damage is inflicted on buildings.
because the amount of time it took to rescue them
Many people died because of collapsing buildings.
The 1958 earthquake in Montana killed 28 people. No one died in the 2005 earthquake.
the people would die
over a 100 people can die from a earthquake
Yes.
yes, in most cases many people do.
the structure of the buildings
yes, 13,000 people
300,000 people did die in the antioch eatrhquake
Thankfully there were No lives lost :o)
0ver 3000 :(
It depends how many times an earthquake occurs and how much damage happens and how strong it is.....
Usually very rarely people die in a magnitude 5 earthquake on the Richter scale. On the scale, 5 is an "intermediate" earthquake and the damage includes, bricks fall, plaster cracks and slight damage is inflicted on buildings.
People die like in the movie 2012