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Earthquakes can destroy people's house.It might cost people a lot of money to build a new house. It can cause cracks on the ground from buildings collapsing on the ground.Which can cause a lot of car accidents.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoThat totally depends on 1) its strength and 2) its location. In many earthquake-prone areas, buildings have been constructed in such a way as to withstand even heavy earthquakes.
The immediate effect of any earthquake is that it makes the ground do anything between slightly tremble and shake forcibly. Any further effects (a tsunami might be one of them) depends on the other factors mentioned above and on the number of people living in the area.
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Which scale provides intensity maps of earthquake damage?
The seismic scale that measures the intensity of earthquake damage is called the Mercalli intensity scale. This scale measures the effect an earthquake has on people and surroundings.
How do earthquake activity change the earths surface?
By slowing down the earths rotation but will not make effect to humans .
What is the effect of earthquake on plants and animals?
The effects are, damaging the plants by crushing them and maybe even well kill animals.
What Sims 3 game has the earthquake effect?
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The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface?
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What effect of of earthquake?
The ground shakes, and the earth is displaced along a section of the earthquake fault.
What was the effect of the Samoan earthquake?
It created the tsunami.
What will effect us when the volcano is happening?
An Earthquake.
Who did the Haitian earthquake effect?
the kids and mothers.
What effect did the Christchurch earthquake have on humans?
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What is the effect of plates pushed together?
an earthquake
What is the effect of the earthquake?
They cause tsunamis
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.
What effect did the Christchurch earthquake have on the cathedral?
The Christchurch cathedral was toppled over and demolished from the earthquake on Feb 22, 2011. This earthquake did major destruction.
