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What really causes an earthquake?
When tectonic plates collide an Earthquake is created.
What are the chances of a large earthquake in Ontario?
The odds of Ontario to have a large scale earthquake is slim to none due to the fact that Ontario doesn't sit on a fault line. The fault lines are what causes earthquake. For example, San Fransisco sits directly on top of the San Andreas fault line. When an earthquake hits, the impact is always devastating. Even recently with the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, Haiti sits close to the Carribean fault line. This is what caused the Earthquake. Waterloo Ontario had an earthquake @1:48pmr June 23 2010 "3.5 or higher"
What causes the most earthquake's related deaths and injuries?
Aftershocks cause the most earthquake-related deaths and injuries.
What is the area of the earth's surface that is directly above the origin of an earthquake?
The epicentre
What area of the Earth's surface that is directly above the origin of the of an earthquake?
The epicentre
What is directly above the earthquake epicenter?
Nothing (well the atmosphere and then outer space)! As the epicentre of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus or hypocentre (which is the place in the Earth where the rupture / fault movement that causes the earthquake occurs).
What is the earthquake point directly above the earthquake?
The Epicenter
Where would the epicenter be of an earthquake that causes a tsunami?
It would be on the sea bed, directly above the focus that would be under the sea bed, in the crust :)
Where is an earthquake's focus located?
An earthquake's Focus is located directly under the Epicenter of an earthquake. The Epicenterof an earthquake is located on the surface of the earthquake.
Is The point directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the S wave?
No, directly above the focus of an earthquake is the epicenter.
What does the rotation of earth causes?
earthquake No, not earthquake, but changes in atmospheric pressure.
Does an Earthquake have weather goelogic or human causes?
an earthquake has a weather goelogic
What really causes an earthquake?
When tectonic plates collide an Earthquake is created.
What is the focus and epicenter of an earthquake?
The focus of an earthquake is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.
What causes the fracture of the ground?
Earthquake causes fracture of the ground.
What is point the ground directly above the origin of an earthquake?
This is known as the epicentre of the earthquake. Epicenter
What is the place on the surface directly above the earthquake's focus?
It is the epicentre of the earthquake on the earth's surface.
