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  • Most Recent Major Earthquake
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    Earthquakes are one of the most devastating natural disasters on this planet. In this essay I will talk about what an earthquake is, why India regularly suffers from major earthquakes, and how the major earthquakes effect the Indian people. I will also explain some of the most devastating earthquakes in Indias history. An earthquake occurs when tension builds up in the layers of rock underneath the earths surface. The tension is so strong that the earths plates cant handle it, so they either gri...
  • San Andreas Fault
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    Earthquake San Francisco- 1906 On the morning 12 past 5: 00 San Francisco suffered a major earthquake that killed 3000 people, the earthquake lasted for about 40 seconds and was recorded at 8.3 on the Richter Scale. People ran from there houses and some stayed inside the buildings and were crushed. The people who ran in the streets were killed by toppled buildings falling from above. There fire department was efficient but the water pipes that go down the San Andreas Fault were severed. The fire...
  • Major Earthquakes
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    Disasters, What you Need to Know About Them... Every day there are natural disasters all the time occurring all around the world. They are something that we can't help, but we can be aware of them and what to do if one occurs near you. Tornadoes are common during Michigan's Spring months. They are usually smaller than other places, but they still can do lots of damage. The safest thing to do is to go to the lowest level of the building that you are in. If there is no basement, get shelter in the...
  • Great Earthquake In San Francisco
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    Earthquake The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all times. The quake occurred on April 18, 1906 at approximately 5: 12 a.m. (local time.) Rupturing the northernmost 430 kilometres of the San Andreas fault from northwest of San Juan Baptists to the triple junction at Cape Mendocino. The fore shock, a minor shock before the earthquake occurred with enough force to be felt throughout the San Francisco Bay area, the great earthquake occurred so...
  • Earthquakes Richter Scale
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    An earthquake is one of the most terrifying phenomena that nature can dish up. We generally think of the ground we stand on as "rock-solid" and completely stable. An earthquake can shatter that perception instantly, and often with extreme violence. Up until relatively recently, scientists only had unsubstantiated guesses as to what actually caused earthquakes. Even today there is still a certain amount of mystery surrounding them, but scientists have a much clearer understanding. There has been ...
  • Earthquake
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    The earthquake took place in India at 08: 46 their time and was felt across most of India and Pakistan, including the cities of Karachi, 360 km away, Bombay, 580 km away and Delhi, 880 km to the northeast. Casualties had been reported as far from the epicentre of the city of Surat 500 km away. Damage was particularly bad in the town of Bhut, much of which had been destroyed. Damage also occurred in the city of Ahmedabad, 220 km east of the epicentre, and in many other places. There was about 22,...
  • Major Earthquake Zones
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    Do you know how earthquakes arise? Things such as Elastic Rebound theory, Major earthquake zones, How big seismic waves are, locating earthquakes, earthquake measurement, Destruction to buildings and properties, Tsunamis, Earthquake warnings and predictions, and earthquake safety, all have a part in preparing and knowing how to deal with a earthquake situation; also knowing what makes a earthquake come to pass. Geologists explain many earthquakes by the elastic rebound theory. According to this ...
  • Damage And Scale Of An Earthquake
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    Contents Page. Page 1 - Introduction to report and Afghanistan Earthquake. Page 2 - Afghanistan Earthquake Page 3 - Afghanistan and beginning of Colombian Earthquake Page 4 - Colombian Earthquake Page 5 - Colombian Earthquake and Start of comparison Page 6 - comparison and Preparation Page 7 - Preparation and explanation of Richter Scale. 15/5/02 Think We " re Badly Off? Think again, recently hit Afghanistan shows us what really can happen. Afghanistan, particularly around Nahrin, was hit on the...

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