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Why does a shallow hypocenter generate stronger earthquakes than a deep hypocenter?
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About 90 percent of continental earthquakes have a shallow?
focus
What situation is associated with shear?
Frequent shallow earthquakes
Where are shallow earthquakes found?
divergent plate boundaries
Where do shallow earthquakes occur?
At divergent and transform boundaries.
What is the difference in spreading center earthquakes and subduction zone?
Spreading center earthquakes are always shallow, subduction zone earthquakes can be very deep.Spreading center earthquakes are typically of lower magnitude than subduction zone earthquakes.
Why does a shallow hypo center generate stronger earthquakes than an deep hypo center?
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Does an earthquake begins at the epicenter?
The epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly vertically above the hypocenter (or focus) point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins.The epicenter is only "far from the center" on very deeply centered earthquakes where the hypocenter (or focus) point in the crust is very far from the surface. Many earthquakes are shallow.The depth of the hypocenter (or focus) point can be categorized as shallow (up to 70 km or 43.5 miles below the surface), intermediate (70 to 300 km), or deep (greater than 300 km or 186 miles).
What causes more damage shallow or deep focus earthquakes?
Shallow focus earthquakes generally cause more damage.
Are shallow earthquakes more destructive than deeper earthquakes of the same intensity?
Earthquakes that happen in shallow water cause tsunami and other side affects like landslides.
What boundary do shallow earthquakes occur?
divergent
About 90 percent of continental earthquakes have a shallow?
focus
What situation is associated with shear?
Frequent shallow earthquakes
Where are shallow earthquakes found?
divergent plate boundaries
Where do shallow earthquakes occur?
At divergent and transform boundaries.
What situation involves shear?
Frequent shallow earthquakes.
What is the difference between shallow focus earthquakes and deep focus earthquakes?
Shallow focus earthquakes occur at depths of 70 km with magnitudes ranging from 1-5. Deep focus earthquakes occur at depths from 300-700 km and magnitudes from 6-10.
What kind of Plate boundary has shallow earthquakes?
a small one
