Earthquakes that happen away from plate boundaries are called intra-plate earthquakes. These are caused by the stress of minor fault lines under a certain place. Eg. New Madrid Fault Zone. The UK is a good example of this. England has many fault lines running through, however they are only cracks within the plate not plate boundaries.

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Faults. Cracks in the earths crust usually caused by earthquakes are called faults.
No, their not! Faults are to do with tectonic plates, earthquake cracks are called earthquake cracks.

the first section between a santa cruz mountains and park wailed has a very slow low-probability geologist known as this area has experienced very little damage in seismic activity in this as they also found that the blocks are rocks in this section moves slowly continually why would slogan tonal movement lead geologist to give the section a low probability?

he first recorded reference to animals predicting earthquakes is found in ancient Greece, attributed to writings from 373 B.C. Supposedly weasels, rats, snakes and even centipedes abandoned their normal environments and moved to areas of safety several days before a strong and destructive earthquake. Reports of similar activity have been recorded throughout history. Anecdotal in nature, these reports seem to indicate that many species adapt abnormal behavior prior to earthquake occurrences. Mammals, fish, birds and even insects have allegedly been observed showing strange behavior weeks ahead of a quake, with activity intensifying closer to the time of the event.

One theory pointing to animals exhibiting "predicting" behavior prior to an earthquake relates to lost household pets. One study of the increase in Lost Pet classified ads in a local California newspaper apparently showed an increase in such ads prior to earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay area. If Fido senses that an earthquake is impending, he just might decide that the homestead is not the safest place to stay, and he and his fellow pet buddies head for the hills. An article in California Geology published in 1988 included a statistical analysis of the data that concluded that there was, however, no correlation between Lost Pet ads and later earthquakes.

Can animals sense activity within the earth that we humans cannot? Most definitely the answer is yes. Remember that an earthquake has different waves that move through the earth. The first wave that is generated is called a "P" wave. These are small waves that travel from the epicenter and arrive seconds before the larger "S" wave. It is fact that animals have much keener senses than humans, and most animals can sense these "P" waves when we cannot. However, if animals react to the sensation of "P" waves, keep in mind that this prediction will only give a few seconds of warning. The real question, yet to be proven, is whether or not animals can sense movements or changes in seismic fault zones long before man's equipment and sensors can detect such evidence.

In yet another possible indication of animals predicting earthquakes, rare giant oafish have recently been discovered in the nets of Japanese fishermen and washed ashore on the northern coast of Japan. These snake like fish normally live in very deep waters, and rarely are seen. Japanese folklore touts the story that the appearances of these fish are predictions of impending seismic activity. Perhaps, according to some theories, these bottom dwellers can sense the changes and activity in deep ocean fault systems, and thus migrate away from these areas. Some Japanese firmly believe that due to the discovery of the oafish that severe earthquakes are now imminent.

Can animals predict earthquakes? Scientific proof of the ability to base predictions on the observation of certain animal behavior has yet to be documented. Most serious research is being pursued in China and Japan. For now, at least, the mystery remains.

With Japanese whaling it is an annual event, though it is not continuos- since they stop hunting during the breeding season. Japanese whalers are also trying to farm whales. Yet, weather it'll work/continue is still under debate since many people think it'll follow the same path as the Chinese panda breeding scheme.

The dust ran as the earthquake hit.

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shaanix, china was the worst earthquake ever recorded

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Tectonic hazards are potential disasters caused by the shifting of the earth's plates, the two most well known of these disasters are volcanoes and earthquakes and occur primarily on tectonic boundaries (the rift between two continental plates). When a hazard becomes a disaster through impact on humans there is a risk to, life, land, income and property. To say the impact of tectonic hazards in an LEDC (less economically developed country) is greater than that of a MEDC (more economically developed country) is not a necessarily correct statement, the loss of human life from two equally powerful tectonic hazards is almost always more in an LEDC due to a number of factors, but in an MEDC effects on economy and property are, as a rule, far higher. Focusing on the loss of human life in LEDCs, this is due to a number of reasons, high population density often causes larger loss of life, this along with poorer building construction can lead to buildings collapsing on more people. Also poor predictive measures lead to an unawareness of impending disasters. The poor often have little choice in leaving the area, for example a poor family may own land on a volcano and have nothing else, the family could not move due to a lack of funds, or even an ignorance of the potential dangers. A poor country is often ill-equiped to deal with the aftermath of a natural disaster, lack of food, water, sanitation and secondary hazard prevention (fires, landslide and illness) means more people die as time goes on. These reasons are why many people consider natural disasters to have a greater impact in LEDCs than in MEDCs.

Mechanical waves (like seismic waves) will travel faster through a solid than a liquid.

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Its a picture, artwork, craft, or even an object for use and/or display that you hang on a wall.

"Epicenter" usually refers to a point on the Earth's surface directly above the "focus" of an earthquake. When a quake occurs, a seismic monitoring station can determine how far away it was from the shock wave pattern -- that is called the "epicentral distance" -- but not the exact direction. But with three or more monitoring stations' epicentral distances, one can draw intersecting circles to pinpoint the exact location.

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No. Surface waves are slower than both P and S-waves.

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It is not a foliated rock.

It is an allotrope of carbon.

Carbon exhibits three known allotropes, they are graphite, diamond and Buckminster fullerene(buckyballs).

Allotropes are were the element exhibits different physical forms of itself.

A scale calibration weight allows a person to check that a set of scales are reading the correct figures. This works by placing a calibration weight of which its exact weight is knows and checking that the scale reads the same weight. If not, then the scales will need to be calibrated.

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The Tian Shan mountains are located on Asia. The word is also spelled "continent", not contient.

Precautionary measures is to be prepare for something that might happen. If a hurricane was approaching you would take the appropriate precautionary measures such as boarding up windows or buying medical / food supplies.

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