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When an earthquake occurs is shaking greater?
Yes, shaking is a primary characteristic of earthquakes
What kind of shaking can a building withstand the best in an earthquake?
Most buildings can withstand vertical shaking
How do you know when the earthquake starts?
The ground starts shaking.
What is called the shaking of the ground that proceeds an earthquake?
aftershock
What is the shaking of the ground that precedes an earthquake called?
Tremors
A machine that measures the shaking of an earthquake?
Richter graph
What is a seisometer?
An instrument that measures the shaking of the ground during an earthquake.
What is seisometer?
An instrument that measures the shaking of the ground during an earthquake.
What is seismic shaking-?
"Seismic" refers to an earthquake, so seismic shaking is the shaking motion of the earth (and things on it) caused by an earthquake. There are different waves that emanate from the hypocenter, or point of origin.
How does the mercalli scale measure earthquakes?
The Mercalli scale allocates a value to an earthquake based on the perceived shaking in a specific area as well as the damage to buildings and infrastructure that has occurred. The US Geological survey also use data based on the amplitudes of seismic waves and surface accelerations as measured on seismometers to quantify "perceived shaking".
What causes shaking of the crust of the earth?
A shaking of the crust of the Earth could symbolize an Earthquake. This shaking of the crust can be measured with special machines.
What does it mean when your shaking?
There is an earthquake
The amount of shaking produced by an earthquake at a given location is called the?
The amount of shaking produced by an earthquake at a given location is called the intensity.
Who would feel the ground shaking first in an earthquake?
i depends where the earthquake is.
When an earthquake occurs is shaking greater?
Yes, shaking is a primary characteristic of earthquakes
Shaking of the ground that precedes an earthquake?
Tremors
What is the shaking of the ground that precedes an earthquake?
Tremors
