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What happens when an earthquake occurs far from an observing station?
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∙ 11y ago
P-waves hit, followed by S-waves, followed by surface waves.
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What happens which one continental plate slides under another?
Tsunami and/or Earthquake. I'm not 100% about some of the other stuff.
What do you call an earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area?
This is known as an aftershock.
What is the weather like when an earthquake occurs?
It depends where you are.
How do you use circles to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
Scientists can calculate the distance that an earthquake occurs from a seismometer station by looking at the record of the seismic waves and measuring the difference in time between the arrival of P and S-waves. This gives them a distance but not a direction. So they plot this distance on a map by drawing a circle round the seismometer station. The radius of this circle is equal to the distance to the epicentre. If this is done for one other seismometer station that has recorded the earthquake then the circles will intersect in two places. If you add in a 3rd station and so a third circle they will all intersect in one place - the epicentre of the earthquake. In reality this process is automated by computer and lots of readings from lots of stations are used.
What happen if earthquake occurs in the sea?
It can cause tsunamis.
What happens when slide past each other?
An Earthquake occurs.
What is produced when a major earthquake happens under water?
A tsunami occurs
What happens when a tectonic plate moves rapidly?
Usually an earthquake occurs.
What happens to lithospheric plates when an earthquake occurs?
Lithospheric plates, which also are called tectonic plates, move towards or away from each other when an earthquake occurs.
What happens along a fault under the earths surface when an earthquake occurs?
it get weak
How many people die a year with a earthquake?
It depends how many times an earthquake occurs and how much damage happens and how strong it is.....
What happens to the roads after an earthquake?
Depends on the severity of the earthquake, and the proximity to the quake. Sometimes nothing, sometimes big damage occurs.
What occurs with plates when continental crust is pushed together?
An earthquake happens then a fault line is made
When areas where earthquake occurs?
Although earthquake may occur anywhere on the earth, Japan is the country where frequency of earthquake is maximum. This happens due to the movement of tectonic plates of the earth in different directions.
What is an earthquake that occurs in the ocean?
A seaquake is a type of earthquake that occurs under the seafloor.
What happens along a fault be neath Earth's surface when an earthquake occurs?
the sinteument which measures time most accurately
What happens along fault beneath Earth's surface when an earthquake occurs?
if your on a fault it will shake and shift ground above
