Describe an earth quake

Answer 1

You may hear a loud jumbled and rumbling noise, and this may be followed a few seconds later by a distinct jolt or shaking.

If it is a deep earthquake (greater than a few tens of km), then a discrete jolt may be felt, but without any great shaking afterwards. The focus of deep earthquakes may be many hundreds of km deep, and seldom cause any great damage.

Shallow earthquakes are the damaging ones, for they send distinct waves across the surface of the earth, and these shake structures quite vigorously. These are usually less than 60km deep. The Feb 2011 earthquake at Christchurch had peak accelerations greater than 2g! Even well constructed modern buildings are not designed to withstand these events. Additionally, the ground structure may resonate (in the same way a bell will resonate for a few seconds after it is struck), and this may last up to some tens of seconds. The ground may also liquefy and produce fountaining which can last for many hours.

You will be frightened. Your best short run protection is to scramble under a table, and to draw your legs up. The smaller you are, the less you are likely to be struck by falling masonry or building contents.

Some earthquakes are very slow (rarely) - frequencies below 1Hz, and these are quite unsettling, but are less likely to cause damage.

Answer 2

Sort of...

You could say that it is a smaller form od an earthquake, it shakes the ground, with very minor or no damage. You would just feel the earth shaking but nothing like buildings fall or such... hope that helped

Answer 3

An earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface. This movement releases energy in the form of seismic waves, which can result in the formation of cracks in the Earth's crust, landslides, and tsunamis. Earthquakes vary in intensity and can cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructure.

Answer 4

Another name for an earthquake, usually accounted to small earthquakes.

Answer 5

The shaking of the earth is when the plates are either moving towards each other or moving apart from each other.

Answer 6

Spanish for earthquake

Answer 7

how does earth shake

Answer 8

earthquake