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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.
Does turkey have earthquakes?
Yes, Turkey is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. Major earthquakes have occurred in Turkey in the past, with the most recent significant one being the Izmit earthquake in 1999.
How many 3.0 or larger earthquakes happen in one day?
In the world there are approximately 53,139 earthquakes per year of magnitude 3.0 or greater which equates to an average of 145.6 per day. Major earthquakes of 6.0 or greater happen at the rate of 1 every 2.5 days.
What is the name of someone who predicts earthquakes?
The name of a person that predicts an earthquake is a mineralogist.
What are other names of earthquakes?
a 1001er, magnitudinal xiler, sommernater, grietiator, harrasiner, tropollier, here's one i made up - Quaker I hope this helps, i asked my grandma who lives in california and she gave me these :)
How many earthquakes will happen?
That's impossible to answer with any sort of accuracy. Most earthquakes have one major event and numerous aftershocks.
What is Haiti's major export?
Haiti has 2 major exports- poverty and earthquakes
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.
Have many major earthquakes has Alaska had in the last 100 years going back to 1911?
One
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
How many earthquakes has New Zealand had in 2011?
New Zealand has many minor earthquakes a year, but only one major earthquake has happened in New Zealand in 2011.
Name something that California has and not Louisiana?
* Hollywood * Disneyland * The Pacific Ocean * Major earthquakes * Redwood trees * Death Valley
What is a major problem with predicting earthquakes?
No single change occurs before all earthquakes.
Major earthquakes are sometimes preceded by smaller earthquakes called .?
before shokes
