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Why does maximum damage from an earthquake happen at the epicentre?
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Where did the Japan tsunami 2011 happen?
The March 11th tsunami hit the north eastern parts mainly near earthquake epicentre. Iwate, Fukushima, and Miyagi saw the highest waves.
Where did two tsunamis happen and what damage did they do?
one tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 - the Indian Ocean Tsunami. the epicentre - where it started, was off the west coast of Sumatra, indonesia.
What happen if a tall building more likely to be damage by an earthquake if it is on a a mountain of granite or a valley of sediment?
Valley of sediment
Where has a earthquake happen?
Earthquakes can happen in the Philippines, Or China We Had An Earthquake In Canada Too...
What would happen if a 9.0 earthquake hit Los angeles?
Unimaginable destruction (thousands of lives and hundreds of billions in damage) possible Tsunami.
Where did the Japan tsunami 2011 happen?
The March 11th tsunami hit the north eastern parts mainly near earthquake epicentre. Iwate, Fukushima, and Miyagi saw the highest waves.
Where did two tsunamis happen and what damage did they do?
one tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 - the Indian Ocean Tsunami. the epicentre - where it started, was off the west coast of Sumatra, indonesia.
Where did the 2010 Haitian earthquake happen?
The earthquake's epicentre (the point on the surface directly above the earthquake rupture zone) was 25 km WSW of the Haitian capital city, Port-Au-Prince. According to the US Geological Survey the exact co-ordinates were 18.457°N, 72.533°W. Please see the related question for more information.
What happen if a tall building more likely to be damage by an earthquake if it is on a a mountain of granite or a valley of sediment?
Valley of sediment
Does the earthquake magnitude system have a maximum value of 9?
No it is based on a scale of 1 to 10 and the only way a 10.0 earthquake could happen would be all of the faults join together to form one big earthquake.
Where did the earthquake which caused the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami happen?
It occured in the Indian Ocean (the epicentre was just off the northern tip of the island of Sumatra) on the plate boundary where the Indo-Australian Plate is subducted under the Eurasian plate.
Are aftershocks the primary or secondary effects of an earthquake?
The difference between them is that Primary effects happen during the earthquake e.g. Casualties, Damage to parking structures & free ways. But with Secondary effects they happen after an earthquake e.g. Fire, Landslides & Liquefaction
Where do earthquaqes happen?
earthquake's happens by all of us, as we create damage on earth by digging the earth for fuel for treasures etc...
When did the Italy earthquake happen?
This earthquake happen in januray 22,2009
How does happen after a earthquake?
a earthquake happens whaen a plate moves that what happen when we had the christchurch earthquake happened.
Where has a earthquake happen?
Earthquakes can happen in the Philippines, Or China We Had An Earthquake In Canada Too...
What was the smallest aftershock and when did it happen after the Haitian earthquake?
According to data produced by the US Geological Survey, the smallest aftershock was a magnitude 2 earthquake that occurred on the 13th of January 2010. It's epicentre was 18.55°N 72.78°W and it's hypocentre was 10km deep. Please see the related question for more information about the Haitian aftershocks.
