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What did grove Gilbert discover about earthquakes?
He saw that faults were a major cause cause of earthquakes
Major earthquake are sometime preceded by smaller earthquakes - true or false?
True! The small magnitude earthquakes that sometimes precede a major earthquake are known as fore shocks.
Earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake shock?
Aftershocks
What was the most recent earthquake in South Dakota?
Although they do not happen very often in South Dakota, earthquakes do happen. The most recent earthquake, 3.5 magnitude, was on Thursday, December 12, 2013, near Rapid City, SD. To track earthquakes in South Dakota, see the related links.
Is an earthquake an example of transformation?
No earthquake is not an example of transformation. Only the movement of plates is causing earthquakes/
Are the recent major earthquakes slowly destroying earth?
no
Where do the most recent earthquakes occur?
California
What was the magnitude of the most recent earthquakes?
7.0
What is the relationship between the location of recent earthquakes and major faults in California?
most people in calafornia are really fat and they move about wobbleing the tetonic plates.
Where have major earthquakes occurred in recent years?
Haiti (January 2010), Chile (February 2010) and Indonesia (December 2004) japan (March 2011).
Why are earthquakes so recent?
they're just natural
What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
Are smaller earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake known as aftershocks?
Yes the smaller earthquakes that immediately follow major earthquakes are known as aftershocks.
Can earthquakes cause major disaster?
Yes, earthquakes cause major disasters all over the world.
What was the epicentre of the recent big tsunami in Japan?
Tsunamis do not have epicentres. Earthquakes do. Sometimes, as in the case of Japan, earthquakes cause tsunamis.
What is most of earths major earthquakes caused by?
Earths Major Earthquakes are caused by faulting of rock in earth's crust.Hope this helps
What is the major disaster in Asia?
earthquakes
