MID3: CALAMITIES(Prince) Flashcards
It is a result of a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust that creates seismic waves
Earthquake
It is the earthquakes seismometer
Seismograph
It is the earthquakes seismometer
Seismograph
The largest recorded earthquake in the US
Magnitude 9.2 struck Prince William sound, Alaska on good friday, March 28, 1964
The largest recorded earthquake in the world:
Magnitude 9.5
Chile
May 22, 1960
World’s deadliest earthquake occured:
1556 in central China
(Killing estimated 830,000)
1976 in Tangshan, China (Estimated 230,000)
It is a shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interaction between the sun and moon and earth
Tidal waves
It is a sea wave caused by underwater earthquake or landslide
Tsunami
It it is the location directly above the hypocenter on the surface of the earth
Epicenter
It is the location beneath the earth surface where the rapture of the faults begins
Hypocenter
Kinds of shaking:
1.Lateral
2. Vertical
It is the measured value of the earthquake size. It is the same no matter where you are or how strong or weak the shaking in various location
Magnitude
It is a measure of the shaking created by an earthquake, and this value does vary with location
Intensity
The hashin earthquake trivia:
When? Where? Time? M.agnitude? Depth? Injured?
Kobe, Japan
January 17, 1995
5:46 am
6.9
Typical organization of. disaster control group;
Chairman, assistant chairman, DCG Operation manager
