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MINDANAO EARTHQUAKE ACTIVE FAULT: fault that has moved within the last
10,000 yrs.
» 4 earthquakes
» October 31: 6.5 magnitude MAGNITUDE: total energy released (Ritcher magnitude
scale: calculates an earthquake's magnitude (size) from
DRR REVIEWER
the amplitude of the earthquake's largest seismic wave atmosphere in the form of water vapor, hydrogen
recorded by a seismograph) sulfide, carbon & sulfur dioxide etc.
6. LAHAR: mixture of volcanic debris & water
SEISMOGRAPH: measures magnitude
EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS
GROUND SHAKING: caused by the passage of
seismic waves beneath structures w/c may tilt,
split, topple or collapse
o P-waves (primary waves): cause the surface to
roll up and down
o S-waves (secondary wave): can make everything
rotate as in a spinning wheel (causes trees or
buildings to sway violently from side to side)
GROUND RUPTURE: displacement of ground due
to violent shaking of the surface
→ Vertical Displacement: one side of the ground
goes up or down
→ Horizontal Displacement: a side goes left or
right // lateral movement from side to side
LIQUEFACTION: increase in water pressure in
saturated soils bc of ground shaking
GROUND SUBSIDENCE: lowering of land surface bc
of the extraction of ground water and natural gas
mining, and earthquakes
TSUNAMI: series of large waves resulting from the
disturbance of sea water commonly due to an
earthquake
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
HAZARDS
1. LAVA FLOW: mass of magma that flows down the
slope of the volcano
2. PYROCLASTIC FLOW: hot dry masses of
fragmented volcanic materials
3. TEPHRA FALLS: showers of fine to coarse-grained
volcanic materials and other airborne products of a
volcanic eruption.
4. BALLISTIC PROJECTILES: rocks released into the air
5. VOLCANIC GAS: one of the basic components of
magma or lava also may release gases to the