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What characteristics of earthquakes caused the most severe damage?
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What is caused by an earthquake under the ocean and can do damage great distances from the focus?
If and earthquake occurs under the ocean. If one plate moves upwards vertically than the other plate. Then it will causes a killer wave on sea called a TSUNAMI which can cause severe effect even at a great distance from the sea.
Does sydney Australia have earthquakes?
Sydney does not have frequent or severe earthquakes.The last "major" earthquake was in 1999, it measured 4.8 on the Richter Scale and caused about 1000 homes to lose power.
What California city was heavily damaged in the severe earthquake of 1989?
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused major damage to San Francisco.
Is an earthquake more severe than a tornado?
It depends as both earthquakes and tornadoes vary greatly in severity. Most earthquakes are so weak that the can't even be felt, only detected by sensitive instruments. Some tornado will cause little or no damage. However, the worst earthquakes are more destuctive than the worst tornadoes, as they can cause much more widespread damage.
Do most severe earthquakes occur at plate boundaries or in the middle of plates?
Plate Boundaries
Earthquakes that cause severe damage are likely to have what characteristic?
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What kinds of of damage are caused by the severe shaking of an earthquake?
deaths, tragedy's, illnesses, and damage
Why earthquakes cause more damage than others?
The biggest earthquakes do not always cause the most damage if they strike unpopulated areas, or areas where the local infrastructure was built to withstand severe earthquakes. Also some big earthquakes may be high in intensity, but very short in duration, causing less damage.
Does earthquakes have to do with Atmosphere?
no it doesn't, it has to do with plate tectonics, when plates move the earth shakes and creates cracks on the ground, or very severe damage.
What are some ways in which environmental factors can result in trauma?
Severe weather, earthquakes, fires, car accidents caused by rain or snow.
How are wind speed and damage the same?
They aren't. Wind speed is the speed at which air moves. Damage is physical harm caused to objects. Strong wind can caused damage, with damage generally being more severe with faster winds. Most damage, however is not caused by wind. Damage can result from a number of natrual and human causes.
Are tornadoes associated with earthquakes?
No. Tornadoes can cause mild ground vibrations, enough to register on a seismograph, but not enough to be felt, but one would hardly call that an earthquake. Tornadoes are caused by severe thunderstorms. Earthquakes are caused by movement in Earth's crust. Such forces are completely unrelated.
Which severe disabilities can be caused by prematurity?
Severe disabilities like brain damage, blindness, and chronic lung problems are possible and may require ongoing care.
What are problems caused by earthquakes?
The effects of earthquakes include 1) Shaking and ground rupture - severe damage to buildings 2) landslides and avalanches 3) fires through the damage of power or gas lines 4) Soil liquefaction - causes buildings to lean and become unstable 5) Tsunami - in the same area or other areas 6) Floods 7) Tidal forces 8) Human impacts such as the spread of disease, death, lack of basic necessities such as water, property and road damage...
Which is more severe earthquakes tsunamis hurricanes or a tornado?
Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes are all severe. It just depends on how strong they are and where they occur.
Why was there a shortage of wheat for bread in Afghanistan in 2000?
There were severe droughts in Afghanistan in 2000 which caused shortages in the wheat crops. There were also swarms of locusts which caused damage as well.
How severe are moon quakes compared to earths quakes?
Moonquakes are much less severe compared to earthquakes. Earthquakes can be very strong and moonquakes are mild.
