Earthquakes 2
Mention the word earthquake to a Californian and it will bring fear to his eyes. Every year, hundreds ofminor earthquakes occur on the West Coast leading residents to believe the “Big One” is coming. Through a thorough examination of California’s major faults in general, and plate tectonics, fault types, hazards, preparedness and predictability specifically, one might develop a better understanding of this A very simple definition of an earthquake is the shaking of the earth caused by a sudden movement of rock beneath it’s surface. More specifically an Earthquake is “the vibration, sometimes violent, of the Earth’s surface that follows a release of energy in the Earth’s crust. This energy can be generated by a sudden dislocation of segments of the crust, by a volcanic eruption, or even by manmade explosions.” (NEIC: Common Terms in Other terms associated with an Earthquake are epicenter, which is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake, and the hypocenter which is the calculated location of the focus of an earthquake. Additional terms used in this discussion are faults, which are weak points in the Earth’s crust and the upper mantle, where
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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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