An earthquake is caused by the shifting of the earth's Tectonic Plates that make up the outer crust. The plates rub against each other which causes shock waves that can either be unnoticeable or dramatic, and even deadly to those who experience it. The place an earthquake occurs is called the Hypocenter.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake is considered a moderate earthquake. It can cause damage to buildings and structures in the immediate area near the epicenter, depending on the depth and other factors. However, it is not typically classified as a large earthquake.
The focus of an earthquake is more properly called its hypocentre and is the point within the Earth where the earthquake actually occurred (i.e where the rupture actually starts).The epicentre of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocentre.Please see the related links.
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.
No, the Sumatra earthquake of 2004, also known as the Indian Ocean earthquake, is not the second largest earthquake of all time. It was one of the deadliest in recorded history, with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3. The largest recorded earthquake is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, with a magnitude of 9.4-9.6.
the epicenter of the earthquake is where the earthquake hit. technically, you need three epicenters the find where the earthquake actually hit, though. Edit: The epicenter is the location on the surface traced to by seismographs for people to get an idea of where the earthquake happened. The hypocenter is where the earthquake actually happened below the surface.
actually there really can't be an earthquake that destroys the earth, there can be massive ones but none to actually destroy it
Actually, the largest recorded earthquake goes to Chile in 1960 with a 9.5 magnitude earthquake.
No one actually went missing during the earthquake.
yes, it actually could
pretty small actually
The point where an earthquake actually starts is called the hypocenter or focus. This is the location within the Earth's crust where the seismic energy is initially released, generating the seismic waves that cause the shaking at the surface.
they actually survived by selling stuff and earning money
actually, the highest rating was an earthquake in Chili, coming in on a 9.5
The Loess Hills are actually believed to have been formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age, not an earthquake.
its actually little boots - earthquake!
Garchomp actually doesn't learn earthquake by increasing lvl....but it learns through tm26(which is earthquake).
The earthquake in Haiti wasn't actually so big ("only" 7.0 magnitude), but caused over 220,000 deaths.