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How deep was the 7.1 earthquake 2010 Christchurch?
10km
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).
Does the Richter scale measure how deep an earthquake is?
No. The Richter's scale measures the magnitude or intensity of an earthquake on a scale up to ten.
Is there more oxygen in shallow water then deep water?
No. There is more oxygen in deeper water.
Is an earthquake's epicenter located deep underground?
False, the focus is located deep underground. The epicenter is at ground level
Was the earthquake that hit Japan Fri Mar 11th 2011 a deep or shallow one?
It hit in the shallow waters about 80 miles from the coast of Japan.
Will an earthquake get bigger if it is deeper?
No. Size does not necessarily affect the magnitude of an earthquake. In fact, a deep earthquake will have less of an effect on the surface than a shallow earthquake of the same magnitude.
Is a deep earthquake worse then a shallow earthquake?
It depends, but 'shallow' (refering to the 'focus') earthquakes hit, usally, with a bigger force. This is because if the focus is closer to the surface of the earth (like in the Kobe earthquake) then the siesmic waves do not have as far to travel to reach the surface. But you can still have a deep focus with a big impact: if the siesmic waves are more powerful.
What was the depth of the 1960 Chile earthquake?
The focus of the 9.5 (moment magnitud scale) eartquake of Valdivia 1960 was shallow, 33 km deep.
Which causes more damage a shallow focus or deep focus?
Typically, a shallow focus earthquake will cause more damage than a deep focus earthquake. Shallow focus implies the source of the earthquake is near to the surface, so the waves will lose lesser energy than the deep focus earthquake waves while travelling through the Earth. But it depends on other factors too such as local stratigraphy, and subsurface conditions.
Why was the new zealand earthquake so damaging?
The most recent damaging earthquake was very shallow - only about 10 km deep, and indeed I think that today they even had one as shallow as 1km. You may look the data up on geonet.org.nz
Is there shallow or deep water in a muskeg?
It can be shallow or deep.
Differentiate between shallow and deep foundation?
The difference between a shallow and deep foundation is very simple. A shallow foundation is not very deep and a deep foundation is.
River is wide but shallow not deep?
is river godavari shallow or deep
How deep was the focus of the Haiti earthquake?
Assuming that you are referring to the earthquake that occured in January 2010, the focus or hypocentre (the point within the Earth where the rupture actually occurred) was located at a depth of 13 km below the surface. Please see the related question for further information.
How can you tell marshlands are deep or shallow?
swamps are deep while marshlands are shallow
What are shallow deep paintings?
It is called a shallow or a deep painting. Shallow means it has light colors. Deep means it has contrast between light and dark such as shadowing.
