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What is a good website for earthquakes?
Wikipedia is the best place look. Search: Earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The biggest earthquake occurred in what year?
According to Wikipedia, the largest earthquake recorded was as follows: Date: May 22nd 1960 Location: Valdivia, Chile Magnitude: 9.5.
What was the cause of the 2011 earthquake at Christchurch?
A previously unknown fault activated. Alarmingly so, for ground acceleration exceeded 2g in some sites! Have a crack at Christchurch Earthquake in wikipedia, which has a good summary of events.
How many people died in christchurch earthqauke?
181 fatalities in the feb 2011 earthquake. There is a wikipedia site 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and in geonet.org.nz you'll also find lots of great scientific analysis of the events.
How many buildins collapsed in the christchurch earthquake?
In the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand, more than 1,100 buildings were demolished or partially collapsed due to the severity of the quake. The damage was extensive, with many structures rendered uninhabitable and requiring demolition for safety reasons.
Is 10.0 the top earthquake scale?
No. The Richter scale (by which earthquakes are measured) calculates the amount of energy exerted from an earthquake by taking into account amplitude and several other variables. It can be found on wikipedia at http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale Cheers
What is the energy of a magnitude 7 earthquake?
Based on the section "energy equivalent" in the Wikipedia article on "Richter scale", it would seem that this is approximately 600 TJ (terajoule).
How many aftershocks has Haiti had since the earthquake?
there was 13 aftershocks after the earthquake in haiti
Do after shocks of an earthquake happen within a week?
It depends! Depending upon the built-in energy at the epicenter before and after the earthquake (main shock), and/or the energy (especially stored at some weaker places) generated after the earthquake, aftershocks of an earthquake range in their time.For more details, refer: http://www.answers.com/library/Wikipedia-cid-1349 Aftershock
What is it called at the point where a fault first slips?
According to wikipedia: An earthquake's hypocenter is the position where the strain energy stored in the rock is first released, and is the point where the faultbegins to rupture
What is the point called where a fault first slips is called the?
According to wikipedia: An earthquake's hypocenter is the position where the strain energy stored in the rock is first released, and is the point where the faultbegins to rupture
What does it mean when the seismic waves are in a 5.5 magnitude earthquake?
It means that a certain amount of shaking occurs near the earthquake; or equivalently, that a certain amount of energy is released. For more details on how this magnitude is defined, check the Wikipedia article on "Richter magnitude scale".
