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How many earthquakes do we detect each year and how many cause damage?
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a magnitude 7.2 earthquake produces 10 times more ground motion than a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, but it releases about 32 times more energy. The energy release best indicates the destructive power of an earthquake.
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What does plate tectonics have to do with volcanoes and earthquakes?
volcanoes: make the ground crumble and break and cause plates to move and smash earthquakes: makes the ground break and smash together and causes plates because they break when they hit each other.
What bounderys can cause the most earthquakes transform convergent or divergent bounerys?
Typically, a transform boundary because the two plates are sliding past each other.
What is most damaged by earthquakes?
Most earthquakes are caused by plates sliding aginst each other.
How many earthquakes does Yellowstone have each year?
Yes! Each year, 1,000 to 3,000 earthquakes occur within Yellowstone National Park and its surroundings. And although they're too small to be felt, they reflect the nature of the Yellowstone National Park.
Geologists cannot yet predict earthquakes because?
Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates, which are constantly moving and grinding against each other, create enough force to cause a seismic event. When enough pressure builds up to cause an earthquake is not predictable because we can't accurately measure such buildup.
Do hurricanes or tornadoes cause more damage in the US each year?
hurricanes cause more damage they can also cause earthquakes and tsunamis
Do thousands of earthquakes occur each year?
The US Geological Survey estimate that there are several million earthquakes each year, but the vast majority of these will not be detected because they are too small in magnitude to detect or are larger, but occur to far away from a seismometer station. From this number, they estimate that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. 100,000 of these will be felt by humans and 100 of them will be large enough to cause damage.
How does an earthquakes cause each of these types of damage?
Earthquakes cause direct damage when the seismic disturbance weakens and collapses buildings and other infrastructures not built to withstand the tremors. This often causes great loss of life. Other damage caused by earthquakes results from landslides, mudslides, avalanches, fires, soil liquefaction and tsunamis.
How does an earthquake cause each of these types of damage?
Earthquakes cause direct damage when the seismic disturbance weakens and collapses buildings and other infrastructures not built to withstand the tremors. This often causes great loss of life. Other damage caused by earthquakes results from landslides, mudslides, avalanches, fires, soil liquefaction and tsunamis.
Average earthquake caused deaths in a year?
There are many earthquakes each year that cause no damage, but the ones that do can be fatal. It is estimated that an average of 13,298 die each year as a result of earthquakes.
What causes the damage of earthquakes?
earths plates scraping each other
What happens to earth when earthquakes happen?
plate rub against each other to cause an earthquakes
What does plates moving past each other cause?
Earthquakes.
How does earth cause earthquakes?
it is were the crust crash in to each other
What damage is caused when 2 earth plates slide against each other?
Earthquakes.
How often do earthquakes occour?
Today an earthquake will occur. It may be so light that only sensitive instruments will catch it and it may shake houses, rattle windows, and small objectsor it may be strong to cause property damage, injury, and death. It is estimated that there's 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the whole world each year and 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 of them cause damage.
Do faults cause earthquakes?
no. the plates pushing against each other do.
