Ear t h q u ak e T su n am i

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Ear t h q u ak e?
D u r i n g a T su n am i
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By : Kelv i n G. Sal ak
V I I I - St. Ceci l i a
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E ar th qu ake O ccu r w h en r ock T su n am i ?
Fact s
u n d er gr ou n d su d d en ly br eak s al on g
a f au l t. T h i s su d d en r el ease of - Ear th qu akes i n volve th e
en er gy cau ses t h e sei sm i c w aves t h at
m ake th e gr ou n d sh ake. D u r i n g an
ear th qu ake, t h e ear t h m oves l i ke t h e
T su n am i s ar e gen er at ed w h en
p ow er f u l m ovem en t of r ock s i n
th e Ear th ?s cr u st. T h e r ap i d
r el ease of en er gy cr eates sei sm i c
geol ogi c even ts cau se l ar ge, r ap i d
d eck of a sh i p . T h e act u al w aves th at tr avel th r ou gh th e
m ovem en t s i n th e sea f l oor th at
m ovem en t of t h e gr ou n d , h ow ever ear th .
d i sp l ace th e w at er col u m n above. - Sci en t i sts u se th e d i f f er en t
i s sel d om t h e cau se of i n ju r y of
T h e Paci f i c Coast i s a r i sk both sp eed s of sei sm i c w aves to
d eath . M ost d eat h s ar e cau sed by t h e
f r om l ocal ly an d d i st an t ly l ocate th e ep i cen tr e (th e p oi n t
col l ap se of st r u ct u r es.
gen er ated tsu n am i s. on th e su r f ace d i r ectly above
Ear t h q u ak e Pr ecau t i o n s w h er e th e ear th qu ake
C au ses o f T su n am i
A l th ou gh ear th qu akes st r i ke w i t h ou t or i gi n ated ) of ear th qu akes.
U n d er w ater ear th qu ake l ar ge - scal e - Sei sm om eter s ar e u sed to
w ar n i n g, t h er e ar e m an y act i on s
u n d er w at er l an d sl i d e er u p ti on of m easu r e th e m agn i t u d e of
t h at can be t aken t o r ed u ce t h ei r ear th qu akes. You ar e u n l i kely to
an u n d er w at er vol can o l ar ge
i m p act. I t i s i m p or t an t t h at f eel a m agn i t u d e 3 ear th qu ake
m et eor i m p act at sea.
p r ecau ti on s be t aken bef or e an bu t a m agn i t u d e 6 ear th qu ake
ear th qu ake occu r s . cou l d p oten ti al ly cau se l ar ge
d am age.
- T h e d am age cau sed by
ear th qu akes al so d ep en d s on
th ei r d ep th an d f au l t ty p e.
- T h e ear th qu ake th at h i t th e
Toh ok u r egi on of Jap an on
M ar ch 11, 20 11, h ad a m agn i t u d e
of 9.0 an d k i l l ed over 150 0 0
p eop l e.