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What type of fault caused the 1556 shaanxi earthquake in china?
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake in China was caused by a thrust fault. This type of fault occurs when two tectonic plates are compressed together, forcing one up and over the other. In this case, the thrust fault caused significant damage and loss of life in the region.
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
Which tectonic plates caused the Haitian earthquake of January 2010?
On a global tectonic scale, movement of the Caribbean and the North American plates were responsible for the Haitian earthquake. However on a subregional tectonic scale, there is a smaller plate that separates the Caribbean and the North American plates known as the Gonave micro-plate on which Haiti is partly situated (on the eastern end). The Gonave micro-plate is bounded to the north by the Oriente and Septentrional Fracture Zones and to the south by the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault, movement on which caused the magnitude 7 Haitian earthquake on the 12th of January 2010. Please see the related questions and links.
What were the causes of loma prieta?
The Loma Prieta earthquake was caused by the rupture of the San Andreas Fault system, resulting from the tectonic forces along the fault line. The movement of the Pacific Plate against the North American Plate caused stress to build up and eventually release in the form of an earthquake.
What fault line caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
it was caused by the two plates in the earth that hit each other
What caused the haiyuan earthquake?
The Haitian earthquake was caused by the faultline the country sits on.
Was they Haiti earthquake caused by constructive plate boundaries?
No. The Haitian earthquake was caused by a transform boundary.
Does an earthquake cause a fault?
No an earthquake is caused because in that certain area where the earthquake was , there was a fault line.
Do strike slip faults only occur in California?
No. They can form anywhere on Earth's surface / within the lithosphere that is affected by shear stress. For example the fault that caused the 2010 Haitian earthquake was a strike slip fault.
What are the similarities between the Haitian earthquake and San Francisco earthquake?
Both of these earthquakes occurred due to movement on a transform fault. In the San Francisco earthquakes, this movement occurred on the San Andereas fault and in Haiti this was caused by movement on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault.
Was the Haiti earthquake caused by destructive plate boundaries?
The Haitian earthquake that occurred in January 2010 was caused by a transform boundary where two tectonic plates were sliding past each other. For more information please see the related question.
What fault caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
The San Andreas Fault
What type of fault is Shakespeare Bridge which was caused by northridge earthquake?
normal fault and reverse fault.
What type of fault caused the 1556 shaanxi earthquake in china?
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake in China was caused by a thrust fault. This type of fault occurs when two tectonic plates are compressed together, forcing one up and over the other. In this case, the thrust fault caused significant damage and loss of life in the region.
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
What was the cause of the San Francisco earthquake?
The San Francisco earthquake was caused by a rift in the San Andreas fault.
What type of fault caused the rat islands earthquake?
On February 4th, 1965, a reverse fault caused the Rat Islands Earthquake, Alaska, at 5:01 A.M.
