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What type of fault was in the japan earthquake?
tsunami
Which type of fault do most earthquake occur along?
strike slip
Which type of fault-monitoring device is most like a carpenter's level?
In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?
What type of fault was the Great Chilean Earthquake on?
The plate boundary the Chile earthquake occurred on in 2010 was the converging boundary. A converging boundary is when two plates move closer together. In this case the converging boundary moved so close together that the plates hut one another. They then subducted under on another and the earthquake was formed.
What type of fault is the hayward fault?
The Hayward Fault is a Strike-slip Fault.
What type of fault is Shakespeare Bridge which was caused by northridge earthquake?
normal fault and reverse fault.
What type of plate caused 1994 Northridge earthquake?
It was a Transform Boundary.
What type of fault is associated with the 1964 earthquake in alaska?
the fault that is assicuated with the 1964 earthquake in Alaska is a reverse fault
What type of fault caused the 1556 shaanxi earthquake in china?
A normal fault caused the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake.
What type of fault was in the japan earthquake?
tsunami
Which type of location is earthquake risk the greattest?
On a fault line. For example, California is on the San Andreas fault, and as such is very earthquake prone.
What type of fault and near what zone did the japan earthquake occurred?
It happened along the Kego Fault zone.
Which type of fault do most earthquake occur along?
strike slip
What type of fault caused the rat islands earthquake?
On February 4th, 1965, a reverse fault caused the Rat Islands Earthquake, Alaska, at 5:01 A.M.
What type of fault was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake caused by?
a reverse fault, a fault in which the faults push together. rocks above the fault move up. ex. the Himalayas
What type of plate boundary was involved in earthquake kansu?
The Kansu earthquake took place on the Weihe Basin fault, not on a plate boundary. The Weihe Basin is a normal dip-slip fault.
What type of fault caused the great Kanto?
The Great Kanto earthquake was a oceanic to continental
