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Is an earthquake any seismic vibration of earth caused by the slow release of energy?
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∙ 11y ago
False. An earthquake is a seismic wave caused by a sudden release of energy.
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What is seismic shaking-?
"Seismic" refers to an earthquake, so seismic shaking is the shaking motion of the earth (and things on it) caused by an earthquake. There are different waves that emanate from the hypocenter, or point of origin.
How are earthqakes are caused?
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
What caused the ground to shake so strongly in Christchurch's earthquake?
seismic waves Seismic waves are energy that travel through the earth's layers, and are caused by the release of energy from the earthquake. This release of energy causes the crust to move, rip, and tear causing a lot of damage if close to the surface.
How can an understanding of wave motion help explain what happens during an earthquake?
Because the wave motion (also known as seismic waves) determine how minor or major an Earthquake is. This is because seismic waves are caused by tension in the Earth's crust due to our tetonic plates rubbing together irregularly.
What is magnitude earthquake?
The "moment" magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of how much energy is released when an earthquake occurs. It is derived from the stiffness or rigidity of the rock mass around the fault rupture zone, the length of the fault that moved and the cross sectional area of the fault zone. Seismologists can also estimate its value based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on a seismometer. The Richter scale (currently used to measure small and medium strength earthquakes with magnitudes below 7.0 - larger earthquakes magnitudes are measured using the moment magnitude scale as described above) is also a measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake and is derived based on the maximum amplitude of the seismic waves as recorded on seismometers.
Is it true that an earthquake is any seismic vibration of earth caused by the slow release of energy?
no, its a fast release
What is seismic shaking-?
"Seismic" refers to an earthquake, so seismic shaking is the shaking motion of the earth (and things on it) caused by an earthquake. There are different waves that emanate from the hypocenter, or point of origin.
How are earthqakes are caused?
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
What caused the ground to shake so strongly in the christchurch earthquake?
seismic waves Seismic waves are energy that travel through the earth's layers, and are caused by the release of energy from the earthquake. This release of energy causes the crust to move, rip, and tear causing a lot of damage if close to the surface.
What caused the ground to shake so strongly in Christchurch's earthquake?
seismic waves Seismic waves are energy that travel through the earth's layers, and are caused by the release of energy from the earthquake. This release of energy causes the crust to move, rip, and tear causing a lot of damage if close to the surface.
Is seismic waves and earthquake waves the same?
Seismic waves are any waves that travel through the Earth. As such all earthquake waves are seismic waves, however not all seismic waves are caused by earthquakes.
Which does not affect the amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibration?
the weather during the day of the earthquake
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
What is the shadow zone caused by?
A shadow zone is caused by an earthquake. It is a region that is far away from the epicenter of the earthquake where seismic activity is minimized or not present.
How does a seismic wave relate to an earthquake?
Seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explotion.
True or false the vibration caused by an earthquake are rated on the Richter scale?
true.
Did the Alaskan earthquake of 1964 have a higher seismic moment than the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?
because it caused more damage
