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Why are San Francisco and the Bay area at risk from a powerful earthquake?
San Francisco has been built on a fault line called the San Andreas Fault. It is a fracture in the crust of the Earth. San Francisco sits on the edge of the pacific tectonic plate. The pacific tectonic plate collides with the North American tectonic plate, causing earthquakes. San Francisco also has soft soils so it's very easy for an earthquake to happen that causes bad damage.
Why are some places badly affected by earthquakes?
Some places are heavily affected by earthquakes because they sit on or near a fault line. Christchurch, for example, sits near a fault line and is why it has frequent and strong earthquakes but practically everywhere in Australia is nowhere near a fault line so we get very littleearthquakes.
What two plates does the sanadreas fault sit on the boundary?
The San Andreas Fault is located at the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. This transform fault is characterized by horizontal movement, where the Pacific Plate slides past the North American Plate. The interaction between these two tectonic plates is responsible for significant seismic activity in California.
What is the hawaiian word for sit?
noho i lalo (sit down)
If humans can sit on chairs can chairs sit on humans?
NO
What are the chances of a large earthquake in Ontario?
The odds of Ontario to have a large scale earthquake is slim to none due to the fact that Ontario doesn't sit on a fault line. The fault lines are what causes earthquake. For example, San Fransisco sits directly on top of the San Andreas fault line. When an earthquake hits, the impact is always devastating. Even recently with the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, Haiti sits close to the Carribean fault line. This is what caused the Earthquake. Waterloo Ontario had an earthquake @1:48pmr June 23 2010 "3.5 or higher"
What fault line does Japan sit on?
Japan sit on the Median Tectonic Fault Line
Did Jamaica sit on a fault line?
Yes Haiti and Jamaica both sit on same one
What are some safe places to stand or sit in an earthquake?
A doorway or a fridge.
What kind of fault does Iceland sit on?
Ice land sits on the Mid-Atlantic ridge. It is a divergent boundary and a normal fault.
Is there any connection between mount saint helens earthquake and the loma prieta earthquake?
Both Mount Saint Helens and the San Andreas Fault (source of the Loma Prieta Earthquake) sit on the Pacific Ring of Fire, but there really is little connection between the two. They both sit on the North American Plate, but San Andreas is a transform boundary with the Pacific Plate (meaning the plates move by each other), while Mount Saint Helens sits on a convergent boundary, where the Juan de Fuca plate is subducting beneath the N. American plate. A connection between the events is unlikely.
Why are San Francisco and the Bay area at risk from a powerful earthquake?
San Francisco has been built on a fault line called the San Andreas Fault. It is a fracture in the crust of the Earth. San Francisco sits on the edge of the pacific tectonic plate. The pacific tectonic plate collides with the North American tectonic plate, causing earthquakes. San Francisco also has soft soils so it's very easy for an earthquake to happen that causes bad damage.
Where does Haiti sit when the earthquake happened?
Haiti sat in port-au-prince Haiti during the quake.
How did the earthquake in lincolnshire happen which plates moved?
The reason why the Lincolnshire earthquake happend, was because all the vibrations of the other plates under the ground surounding it couldn't take any more preasure and then it just... Contact me on:...? Please ;]] x] I think the pacific plates... moved i am having a guess but it might have been the Asian one... im such a nerd ain't i ! ;]] lol
What plate boundary does southern California sit on?
The Pacific-North American Plate Boudary also called the San Andreas Fault
How did geologists determine that the west coast of California has a higher earthquake risk than other areas of the United states?
The coast of California has a high risk because of it's location on the transform boundary between the North American and the the Pacific plates. In this region stress can build up along the fault where it gets locked in place and this can cause large earthquakes. Another section of the US that is at significant risk of earthquakes is Alaska due to the subduction of the Pacific plate under the North American plate (this caused the largest earthquake in US history in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2)
Why are some places badly affected by earthquakes?
Some places are heavily affected by earthquakes because they sit on or near a fault line. Christchurch, for example, sits near a fault line and is why it has frequent and strong earthquakes but practically everywhere in Australia is nowhere near a fault line so we get very littleearthquakes.
