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Why can we feel earthquakes hundreds of miles away?
The intensity of earthquakes is very high. So it can be felt hundreds of miles away.
Are all earthquakes caused by fault lines?
No, some earthquakes are caused by elephants. *Laughs* Being serious, Earthquakes are caused by built up energy under the earth. The energy is usually released along the fault lines, but can sometimes be felt away from those fault lines.
Can an earthquake be felt on an elevator?
Yes, Earthquakes are often more easily felt on the higher floors of buildings.
Why are there earthquakes in Egypt?
i don't believe there are earthquakes in egypt....... unless maybe a shockwave is felt from an earthquake somewhere else
During an earthquake where is the greatest motion felt on the surface?
Right at top of the epicenter, the greatest shaking felt. It also depend on the types of soil. If the soil is soft then the intensity is amplified and where the soil is hard the intensity is damped.
Why can we feel earthquakes hundreds of miles away?
The intensity of earthquakes is very high. So it can be felt hundreds of miles away.
Earthquakes under2.0cannot usually be felt what size does an earthquake need to be felt?
2.0 to 2.9 are rarely felt but they are recorded. 3.0 to 3.9 are often felt but rarely cause damage.
How does an intensity 5 earthquake differ from an intensity 7 earthquake?
An intensity 5 earthquake is felt by a few number of people outdoors while an intensity 7 earthquake is felt generally by people outdoors
Scientists don't know the Richter scale for earthquakes that happened before seismometers were invented but they can work out mercalli numbers for these earthquakes why is this?
They can calculate intensity based on how the earthquake was felt at different places and what damage occurred from old newspaper reports and other historic documents.
What is the scale used to measure earthquakes?
The absolute magnitude of a quake is conventionally reported by numbers on the Moment magnitude scale (formerly Richter scale, magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas), whereas the felt magnitude is reported using the modified Mercalli intensity scale (intensity II-XII).
Are most earthquakes felt by humans?
no
How do we know that earthquakes exist?
If you have ever felt an earthquake you will know they exist. Billions of people have felt earthquakes and many millions of people have been killed by earthquakes. Buildings collapse in many earthquakes. Earthquakes leave plenty of evidence and witnesses behind them that they happened.
Can you feel a 3.0 earthquake?
typically humans do not feel earthquakes than are 3.0 or lover in magnititude so i would say yes but it would be very faint. I live in christchurch, we only feel 4.5's or over cause were used to them! But yes 3.0 you would feel if your not used to them!
Are earthquakes always bad?
No. Many earthquakes have no impact. The majority of earthquakes are so minor that they can't even be felt.
What is a small earthquake?
A small earthquake is anything not felt or is felt but does not do any damage to property. An earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or less is usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. Earthquakes above magnitude 2.5 and under magnitude 5.4 are often felt but only cause minor damage.
What is the used to measure earthquakes?
The absolute magnitude of a quake is conventionally reported by numbers on the Moment magnitude scale (formerly Richter scale, magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas), whereas the felt magnitude is reported using the modified Mercalli intensity scale (intensity II-XII).
Are all earthquakes caused by fault lines?
No, some earthquakes are caused by elephants. *Laughs* Being serious, Earthquakes are caused by built up energy under the earth. The energy is usually released along the fault lines, but can sometimes be felt away from those fault lines.
