1. An earthquake happened in 1906 that recorded at a high 7.7 to 8.25 from the Seismogram recordings.
2. More than 3000 people died because of this earthquake.
3. Between 225,000 and 300,000 people were left homeless from that terrible disaster.
Over 80% of the city was destroyed by the earthquake
Photographical and written history of the past that shows the huge damage that was caused by them and the potential that there is for this to happen again.
because the earthquake wasn't strong enough for a tsunami to occur :)
Yes. Earthquakes occur most often along fault lines. There are also many different devices (seismograph) that sense seismic waves and can predict earthquakes.
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
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The majority of earthquakes occur on or near fault lines - the boundaries between tectonic plates. To actually see where earthquakes occur, try finding a historical seismicity map.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes are all severe. It just depends on how strong they are and where they occur.
I can't really say in detail .....but it is most likely that its because there is a default in that area ....like in California ..there are several defaults there and thousands of earthquakes occur each day there. BECAUSE its a active earthquake zone." :D Earthquakes also occur in Alaska and also; off the coast of Mexico....
it is more likely to have a strong earthquake where few recent earthquakes have happened
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
because the earthquake wasn't strong enough for a tsunami to occur :)
Many strong earthquakes occur among destructive plate margins, this is because great stresses build up in the subduction zone as one plate is forced down below the other, this energy builds up to great force and is then released in an earthquake.
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Yes. Earthquakes occur most often along fault lines. There are also many different devices (seismograph) that sense seismic waves and can predict earthquakes.
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Most earthquakes do occur on fault lines.
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur