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Earthquakes don't come in "types"; but there are a number of ways of how they are caused. In this case, the Japan 2011 earthquake happened when the pacific plated shifted, causing a tremendous amount of energy to be released and resulting in the earthquake and tsunami.
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Which type of earthquake usually occurs farther inland than other earthquakes?
deep focus
What type of earthquake causes the most human injury and damage?
earthquakes that produce more horizontal
What kind of scientists measure the strength of an earthquake?
A type of geophysicist known as a seismologist measures the strength of earthquakes.
What is the most powerful waves from an earthquake?
Love waves are the most strongest type of Earthquakes.
What type of plate boundary produces strong earthquakes?
Any type of plate boundary can cause an earthquake. That said, areas along convergent, divergent, and transform tectonic plate boundaries are the most likely places for earthquakes to occur.
What type of earthquake did japan have?
i think it could be divergent,convergent,or transform
What type of stress causes an earthquake?
shifting of the earth's crust causes earthquakes
What type of fault causes earthquakes?
Subduction Zones and Transform faults can produce Earthquakes.
What type of earthquake occur in Hawaii?
Usually, the kinds of earthquakes that occur in Hawaii are generated by volcanoes.
What type of earthquake causes the most human injury and damage?
earthquakes that produce more horizontal
Which type of earthquake usually occurs farther inland than other earthquakes?
deep focus
Will a mega earthquake hit Britain?
No. "Mega earthquakes" sometimes known as megathrust earthquakes tend to occur at or near convergent plate boundaries. The UK is not located near to a convergent (or any other type of plate boundary) so will not experience an earthquake of this type.
What type of earthquakes cause widespread damage and loss of lives?
Strong ones at or above 6 on the earthquake scale. Earthquakes centered close to human connerbations. Earthquakes that cause Tsunamis.
What kind of scientists measure the strength of an earthquake?
A type of geophysicist known as a seismologist measures the strength of earthquakes.
What types of plate boundaries are associated with deep earthquakes?
All of them. For example: the earthquake of 2010 in Chile happened along a convergent fault while the 2010 earthquake in Haiti happened along a transform fault. Source: I am just a genius...
What type of plate boundary forms earthquake?
earthquakes indicate both convergent,divergent and transform fault plate boundaries
What is the most powerful waves from an earthquake?
Love waves are the most strongest type of Earthquakes.
