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Why can only some people feel earthquakes?
Answerearth quakes happen near the border of the earth's plates or fault lines no where else.it happens due to causes of the earths plates moving to create a disturbance to the ground.
What are the two way scientists measure earthquakes?
Moment Magnitude Scale. Large earthquakes are not measured very well by the Richter scale, especially if the seimometers used are very far away from anearthquakeepicenter. The moment magnitude scale is now most commonly usedfor medium to large earthquakes.
Why earthquakes are caused?
A Earthquake is caused by the two plates (Plate Boundary) you can have 3 Plate Boundaries 1) Destructive Plate Boundary 2) Collision Plate Boundary 3) Conservative Plate Boundary and this are what cause a earthquake because when they meet they build so much pressure it makes a earthquake.
Why are there fewer magnitude 2 and 3 earthquakes instead of magnitude 4 earthquakes?
There are far more magnitude 2 or 3 earthquakes than magnitude 4 earthquakes. The small quakes just don't get noticed as much because they typically do little or no serious damage.
Why are buildings in the middle of a tectonic plate much less likely to be damaged?
Because there are far less earthquakes in the middle of a tectonic plate. About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur at plate boundaries.
Is England far away from Earthquakes?
Although England is not a hot spot for earthquakes, there could possibly be the occurrence of one there.
Where does an earthquake normally happen?
Earthquake normally happen at or near the boundaries of tectonic plates. Particularly those where two plates are sliding past each other (a transform boundary) or are colliding (a convergent boundary). They can also occur away from the boundaries of tectonic plates but these tend to be far rarer and of much smaller magnitude.
Where do earthquakes occur the most - near plate boundaries or far away from plate boundaries?
Earthquakes occur more frequently near plate boundaries, where tectonic plates interact and create stress along faults. These interactions often result in sudden release of energy, causing earthquakes. In contrast, earthquakes far away from plate boundaries are less common but can still occur due to other geological processes like volcanic activity or human-induced activities.
Why do plates case earthquakes?
Lol, I'm learning that in my science class! The plates spread to far up,down,sideways, or anyway and that's what causes earthquakes... I think that's the right answer since I got a good grade on one if those ?.
Why can't two capacitor plates be far away from each other if it's really just the battery creating the potential difference between the plates?
Capacitance is directly proportional to the area of the plates divided by the distance between the two plates. The farther away the plates are the lower capacitance will be. A capacitor stores energy in the electric field between the two plates. If those plates are very far apart, the field gets crappy real fast.
When did plate tectonics stop?
As far as the Earth is concerned - plate tectonics has not stopped; the plates are still in motion - which is why we get earthquakes and volcanic eruptions along the plate boundaries.
Why are earthquakes most likely in Australia?
i don't think this is true. generally australia doesn't have earthquakes but not far away in new zealand which is part of the "ring of fire" they are more common
How far under water can volcanoes get?
Volcanoes can go as far underwater as they can hold their breath. Eventually, they need to take a breath and surface for air. This is how earthquakes and tsunamis happen.
How can earthquakes occur in the middle of tectonic plates?
Because the boundaries are where the two plates bump into each other creating sound waves, which travel through the ground. Those sound waves make the ground shake or vibrate, causing an earthquake.
Why do earthquakes happen far away from plate boundaries?
Earthquakes that happen away from plate boundaries are called intra-plate earthquakes. These are caused by the stress of minor fault lines under a certain place. Eg. New Madrid Fault Zone. The UK is a good example of this. England has many fault lines running through, however they are only cracks within the plate not plate boundaries.
Do human feel most of the earthquakes that occur each year or very few?
Extremely few. Most earthquakes happen in the ocean, or too far below the crust for us to feel them, but hundreds happen every week.
Why are some countries not subjected to earthquakes?
All countries experience earthquakes every day, but most of these are small and unnoticed. To understand why large destructive earthquakes occur you must know a bit about the Earth's geophysics.The Earth's surface is a layer of solid rock commonly called the Crust. This crust is broken in to pieces called Tectonic plates. These plates float on top of a layer of melted rock called the Mantle. Picture a bowl of corn flakes, the Crust would be the cereal, and the Mantle would be the milk.There are many different types of earthquakes, but all of them are due to movement of these tectonic plates. The plates move very slowly (between 1-4 cm a year, or about the same rate at which your fingernails grow).The most common type of quake occurs when the plates move and their rough edges stick to each other. When the edges become unstuck it causes very rapid movement and results in an earthquake. It is sort of like what would happen if you and a friend were playing tug of war, and one of you were to suddenly let go of the rope!A country located at the edge of a plate is most likely to experience an earthquake. For example Japan, Italy, and the Pacific coasts of North and South America are all near the edges of tectonic plates.Countries located far away from the edges of plates are far less likely to experience an earthquake, although it does happen that occasionally new faults start to develop in the central region of an existing plate. The New Madrid fault in the east central region of the US is an example of this.
