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A place where a major earthquake has happened in the past but not recently is called a seismic?
A place where an earthquake has occurred in the past but not recently is known as a seismic gap.
When and where has there been a major earthquake in the past months?
There were 2 major Earthquakes: 1)Haiti: Happened on January 12 and lasted 35 seconds. The earthquake was a 7.0 on the Richter Scale, and has caused major damage to the country. The USA has helped a lot, including the remake of "We Are The World" written by Micheal Jackson in the 1980's. 2) Chili: This earthquake was an 8.8 on the Richter scale and struck on February 27, 2010. Many earthquakes have happened around the country since the 1st earthquake.
When plates slide past each other what is it called?
An earthquake
How fast do plates slide past each other in an earthquake?
4 seconds
What caused the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
I would say that two of the plates were sliding past each other, got stuck, and slipped past each other so fast that it caused pressure rising to the surface, and caused an earthquake.
Where a major earthquake has happened in the past is called a seismic?
Haiti
Where a major earthquake has happened in the past but not in a while is called a seismic?
Seismic gap.
A place where a major earthquake has happened in the past but not recently is called a seismic?
A place where an earthquake has occurred in the past but not recently is known as a seismic gap.
When and where has there been a major earthquake in the past months?
There were 2 major Earthquakes: 1)Haiti: Happened on January 12 and lasted 35 seconds. The earthquake was a 7.0 on the Richter Scale, and has caused major damage to the country. The USA has helped a lot, including the remake of "We Are The World" written by Micheal Jackson in the 1980's. 2) Chili: This earthquake was an 8.8 on the Richter scale and struck on February 27, 2010. Many earthquakes have happened around the country since the 1st earthquake.
When plates slide past each other what is it called?
An earthquake
When 2 plates slide past each other it is called?
It is called transform boundaries.An earthquake
Is an area that has already experienced past earthquakes more or less likely to experienced future earthquake than a area that has never had a earthquake?
yes as they are usually on the edge of tectonic plates which is the reason that the earthquake happened
What is it called when it's shaking of the ground which occurs when plates suddenly move past each other?
Earthquake.
What is it called when the earths plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?
It's simply an earthquake.
What is it called when the author gives the reader a hint to what happened in the past?
Foreshadowing.
How did the 1923 Tokyo earthquake occur?
The earthquake in Tokyo occured because, Tokyo lies on three tectonic plates. When those plates come together, seperate, or slide past each other an earthquake happens. However, Tokyo is also a city in a major fault zone!
What is the past tense of happen?
Happened is the past tense of happen.
