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Earthquakes vary greatly in intensity. Many are not strong enough to cause any notable damage. Additionally, in some earthquake-prone areas the buildings are built to withstand earthquakes, and so are less likely to be damaged.
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What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
All faults will cause earthquakes?
It all depends on how big the fault is, bigger ones will cause bigger earthquakes, while smaller, or small ones may cause no earthquake at all.
What is a major problem with predicting earthquakes?
No single change occurs before all earthquakes.
Do earthquakes trigger tsunami's?
Tsunami's can be triggered by earthquakes that happen underneath the ocean floor.
What are three plate motions that can cause earthquakes?
Any and all plate motion causes earthquakes.
Where are earthquakes more damaging?
in cahokia
Which damaging forces are associated with earthquakes?
aftershocks
What state has the most damaging earthquakes?
California
In what region have damaging earthquakes been concentrated?
in a place
What are the 2 most damaging earthquakes in the Philippine history?
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What is the measurement of how likely an area is to have damaging earthquakes called?
earthquake hazard
What is the measurement of how likely an aresa is to have damaging earthquakes called?
arthquake hazard
What state has second to the most earthquakes?
California next to Alaska, but California's quakes are more damaging.
What natural disaster do volcano bring about?
Volcanoes produce volcanic eruptions and occasionally damaging earthquakes.
Why do earthquakes cause damage?
Earthquakes possess a unique way of damaging structures. Earthquakes vibrate and shake structures, never in just one direction. This chaotic back-and-forth movement is very harmful to architecture.
Does an earthquake-zone level used to assess how likely an Ares is to have damaging earthquakes in the future?
earthquake zone level
What has the author CJ Preclaro written?
C.J Preclaro has written: 'A compilation of damaging earthquakes in the Philippines, 1949-1976'
