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Not the largest, but in the case of the San Andreas Fault, N American and Pacific Plates, the effects are largely publicised. The conservative margin is usually located under water/oceans.
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What is the measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movements along faults?
An earthquake's magnitude is a measure of its strength.
Which is not a factor in calculating the moment magnitude of an earthquake?
The depth of the earthquake focus is not a factor in calculating the moment magnitude of an earthquake. Instead, factors include the seismic moment (the total energy released), the rigidity of Earth's crust, and the amount of slip along the fault.
What is the magnitude for Fort Tejon?
The magnitude for the Fort Tejon earthquake that occurred in California on January 9, 1857, is estimated to be around Mw 7.9. This earthquake caused significant damage, with reports of surface fault rupture along the San Andreas Fault and widespread destruction in the region.
What scale is used to measure the energy of an earthquake?
The energy of an earthquake is measured using the moment magnitude scale (Mw). This scale quantifies the total energy released during an earthquake by assessing the seismic moment, which is related to the fault rupture area and the average slip along the fault.
The earthquake which struck Haiti was recorded as magnitude 7.0 what does this mean?
Magnitude is a term used to describe how much energy was released by an earthquake. It gives an indication of the amplitude of the seismic waves that occur and also on the length of the fault rupture zone and the displacement along the fault. A magnitude 7 earthquake is defined by the US Geological Survey as a "major" earthquake. In general earthquake over a magnitude of 4 or 5 can cause damage although the exact reasons why some earthquake are more damaging than others is more complext than just the absolute magnitdue of the earthquake. For more information on this, see the related question.
Can a 6.0 earthquake cause a tsunami?
well an earthquake with a magnitude of 1 can cause a tsunami of about 6ft lol heres a chartTsunami magnitude mTsunami heightHDamage-150 cmNone01 mVery small damage12Coastal and ship damage24 ~ 6Damage and lives lost in certain landward areas310 ~ 20Considerable damage along more than 400 km of coastline430Considerable damage along more than 500 km of coastlinenote that magnitude is above the height of the tsunami
Where did the san-francisco earthquake happen?
The San Francisco earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault line in California in April of 1906. It was a major earthquake with a magnitude of approximately 7.9 on the Richter scale.
What type of plate boundary was the loma prieta earthquake?
The Loma Prieta earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault in California, which is a transform plate boundary. Transform boundaries are where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. The earthquake was caused by the release of stress that had built up along the fault line due to the plates' movement. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck on October 17, 1989, causing significant damage in the San Francisco Bay Area.
What was the Length of Chile earthquake 1939?
In time wise it is 23 mintues and 32 seconds.
What plate boundary was izmit convergent divergent or conservative?
The Izmit earthquake in 1999 occurred along a transform boundary, which is a type of conservative plate boundary. This earthquake resulted from the movement of the North Anatolian Fault, where the Eurasian Plate slides horizontally past the Anatolian Plate.
What describes the strength of an earthquake?
The amplitude of seismic waves from an earthquake is is measured by a seismometer. From this an estimate can be made of the amount of energy released by an earthquake (this is known as magnitude). The magnitude of an earthquake is controlled by the amount of energy stored within the deformed rocks of the crust. This is in turn a function of the elastic moduli of the crust, the cross sectional area of the fault rupture zone and the amplitude of the displacement on the fault.
What is the term that refers to the strength of earthquakes as measured by seismic waves and movement along faults?
The term for the instrument that measures the seismic waves of earthquakes along faults or tectonic plates is known as a seismograph. These machines measure the force given off by the trembling of the ground due to the force of an earthquake. The strength is measured as magnitude on the "Richter scale" which is a logarithmic quantity. For example, the motion generated by a quake of magnitude 5 on the Richter scale is 10 times as large as that generated by a quake of magnitude 4.
