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When the plates of stone or brick are pushing against each other for a moment they dont move. After a while the pressure between the bricks become to strong and there is a sudden jolt. This sudden jolt releases a large amount of energy that creates a large amount of destruction.
The miss placement of soil is also very destructive to buildings, such as Haiti Earthquake.
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Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the most powerful earthquakes?
Transform Boundaries are the cause of earthquakes.
How Powerful can earthquakes be?
There are not yet premature known limits to a earthquakes power - even small ones can cause great damage.
How do earthquakes effect the place where it has taken place?
so so so
Do you need to keep safe from earthquakes?
If one is terrified of earthquakes they are said to have Seismophobia.
How is China better prepared for earthquakes after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake?
because they already had earthquakes so now they know what to do
How do tsunamis get so powerful?
They get their power from underwater earthquakes in which the water reacts with those earthquakes. They all start out when the tetonic plates on the earth's surface collide with each other. Look it up!
Are longer earthquakes more powerful?
yes it is
Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the most powerful earthquakes?
Transform Boundaries are the cause of earthquakes.
Is god powerful enough to stop earthquakes?
Earthquakes have occured in many parts of the world, with inhabitants of many religions. Recently there was one in L'Aquila in Italy, bastion of the Roman Catholic religion. If God (please note capital, as far as Christians are concerned) is powerful enough to stop earthquakes, it seems that he seldom exerts himself to do so.
Which are the ten most powerful earthquakes in history?
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How Powerful can earthquakes be?
There are not yet premature known limits to a earthquakes power - even small ones can cause great damage.
Do they have earthquakes in Tokyo?
Yes there was an earthquake in japan but if u r asking about the one that happened recently then of course and the earthquake was so powerful it almost caused a tsunami on the coast of Oregon and California but there has been plenty of earthquakes in Japan, so I'm not sure why you would ask that.
Statment between the magnitude of a earthquake and how often earthquakes of the magnitude occur?
One statement you could write is that "Earthquakes of higher magnitudes are much rarer than those of lower magnitudes". The magnitude of earthquakes is a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude of 8 is TEN TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 7. This is why earthquakes of higher magnitudes are so much rarer than those of lower magnitudes.
Where and when was the most earthquakes?
the most powerful earthquake was on may the 22nd 1960 in chille
Do earthquakes occur in Indonesia yes or no?
Yes. Indonesia is in a very earthquake prone zone. In 2004 it had one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.
Does Alabama experience earthquakes?
Yes. In 1811-1812, three giant earthquakes, presently estimated at over 8 on the Richter scale, struck ... the epicenters of the earthquakes were actually in Missouri, which is fairly distant, but the earthquakes were so powerful that even in Alabama, significant damage occurred. Significant earthquakes within Alabama itself are known to have occurred in 1886, 1916, 1957, 1959, 1975, 1986, 1989, 1997, 1999, and 2003.
Was poeseidon persumed dangerous?
As he was considered the god of the seas and earthquakes, he was percieved (seen) as powerful and dangerous.
