#7 Earthquakes and Effects
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A powerpoint about the effects of earthquakes
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EarthquakesandMore
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GSC350NaturalDisasters
Notallfaultscausedamageviaearthquakes
Somefaultsphysicallyslide(creep)andmotioniscontinuous(butslow),wecallthisfaultcreep
Thisisduetoseveralfactors,butconsidergeology.Somerocksareslippery
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HaywardFault
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Soilsthatarestablebecomeliquidduetowatersaturation
Compactionoccursinsedimentsduetoshakingandfluidsareexpelledtothesurface
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Phillipines October15th,2013
Magnitude7.1Depth 20km
Locatedinanareanearsubductioninterface,butisshallow
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Phillipines October15th,2013
156dead;22missing;374injured(asof101713)
Buildingquality?EmergencyResponse?
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CostaRicaSeptember5th,2012
Magnitude7.6,Depth40.2km,locatedonsubduction interface
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CostaRicaSeptember5th,2012
~1death,minorinjuries
Seismologistsstate wehavedodgeda bullet
Potentialthatnotall ofthesubduction interfaceruptured
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AlaskaMarch27th,1964
Magnitude9.2,Depth 23km Subduction earthquake Secondlargestearthquakeinrecordedhistory(firstis Chile1960(9.5))
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Tsunami
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