EARTHQUAKES

Objective: To define and discuss earthquakes and its effects.

Earthquakes are a major catastrophe and can be a big threat to human lives. To understand earthquakes you must have a clear definition, know its mechanisms, be able to recognize the size and dynamics and understand its effects:

I. Definition of Earthquake
a. Earthquake
b. Tsunamis
c. Landslides
d. Volcanoes

II. Mechanism
a. Faults
b. Seismic Waves
c. Aftershocks

III. Size
a. Strength
b. Classification of Seismic Waves
1. P (compressional)
2. S (Shear)
c. Logarithm
d. Intensity

IV. Dynamics
a. Statistics
b. Occurrence Sites

V. Effects
a. Destruction
b. Building Codes

VI. Prediction
a. Scientific basis
b. Identify plate boundaries

VII. Summary

In order to define earthquake properly many things are taken into consideration. First of all an earthquake is basically defined as a naturally induced shaking of the ground, caused by fracture of rock within......

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