what type of earthquake produces the most damage
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How do earthquakes produce seismic waves? Surface waves (e.g. Rayleigh waves, Love waves) that produce vertical motion of the ground surface produce the most damage during an earthquake.
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- User: 1. What types of earthquake waves usually cause the most destruction? A. Surface waves B. Stress waves C. Primary waves D. Secondary waves. Weegy: The types of earthquake waves that usually cause the most destruction are: Surface waves. erikalui|Points 1763|.
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Earthquake Waves: Types & Concept Because of the size of these plates, earthquake waves carry huge amounts of energy. In this lesson, we discussed four types of seismic waves: P-waves, S-waves, Rayleigh waves and Love waves. The first two are body waves, the latter two are surface waves. Love waves cause the most damage and P-waves the least. Thanks to our study of seismic waves, we have a better idea of what to expect when an earthquake hits. Through this knowledge and better preparation, we can save both property and human lives.
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Seven Factors That Contribute to the Destructiveness of an Earthquake smithsonian.com. A magnitude-6.3 earthquake shook Christchurch, New Zealand yesterday, collapsing buildings, triggering landslides and flooding, and killing dozens of people. A more powerful magnitude-7.1 quake rattled the city last September but didn't cause nearly as much damage, with no fatalities.
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What is an Earthquake? The intensity with which the earthquake is felt may also be higher on hilltops. In Australia, earthquakes with magnitudes of less than 3.5 seldom cause damage, and the smallest magnitude earthquake known to have caused fatalities is the magnitude 5.6 Newcastle earthquake in 1989.
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What Seismic Wave Causes the Most Damage? Surface waves are the slowest seismic waves and are the final waves to hit an area after an earthquake. First, P-waves move through compression through the deep layers of the Earth. P-waves are also carried by air and water, causing them to make a sound when they hit the Earth's surface. They result in minimal damage.
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Type of seismic wave that causes the most damage? The Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) are the slowest moving but most damaging of the seismic waves.
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Tsunamis Tsunamis typically are highest and cause the mot severe damage and casualties very near their source where there is little time for warning. The largest tsunamis, however, can cause destruction and casualties over a wide area, sometimes across an entire ocean basin.
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Earthquake At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides, and occasionally volcanic activity.or instance, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 releases approximately 30 times more energy than a 5.0 magnitude earthquake and a 7.0 magnitude earthquake releases 900 times (30 × 30) more energy than a 5.0 magnitude of earthquake.
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- Earthquake shaking and damage is the result of three basic types of elastic waves. Two of the three propagate within a body of rock. The faster of these body waves is called the primary or P wave. Its motion is the same as that of a sound wave in that, as it spreads out, it alternately pushes (compresses) and pulls (dilates) the rock. These P waves are able to travel through both solid rock, such as granite mountains, and liquid material, such as volcanic magma or the water of the oceans.
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Earthquake At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides, and occasionally volcanic activity.he objective of earthquake engineering is to foresee the impact of earthquakes on buildings and other structures and to design such structures to minimize the risk of damage. Existing structures can be modified by seismic retrofitting to improve their resistance to earthquakes.
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- By far, the most destructive tsunamis are generated from large, shallow earthquakes with an epicenter or fault line near or on the ocean floor.These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic subduction along tectonic plate boundaries.ost tsunamis are generated by shallow, great earthquakes at subductions zones. More than 80% of the world's tsunamis occur in the Pacific along its Ring of Fire subduction zones.
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Earthquake Insurance This type of insurance requires that the earthquake is the direct cause of damage to the property. Natural disasters can, in many instances, trigger other events that may also damage property. One example is earthquakes causing bodies of water to produce waves, resulting in flooding.
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What Seismic Wave Causes the Most Damage? During an earthquake, surface waves are the seismic waves that cause the most damage. Unlike other seismic waves that move deep inside the Earth, surface waves move along just under the surface of... During an earthquake, surface waves are the seismic waves that cause the most damage. Unlike other seismic waves that move deep inside the Earth, surface waves move along just under the surface of... Star Gazing
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How Earthquakes Happen How Earthquakes Happen. An aerial view of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, Central California. 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 event by manmade explosions.
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- By far the most common of earthquakes is tectonic earthquakes. These are produced when rocks break suddenly in response to the various global forces. Tectonic earthquakes are scientifically important to the study of the earths interior an of greatest significance as they pose the greatest hazard.
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What Causes Earthquakes? Most earthquakes occur 50 or more miles below the surface of the earth. Some happen in the deep sea and are not felt by humans. Powerful earthquakes can be felt thousands of miles away and can cause landslides, tsunamis, flooding and widespread destruction. In heavily populated areas, death and property damage occurs.
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Effects of an Earthquake on the Environment Earthquakes have damaging effects on life, homes and property. However, an earthquake also has an effect on the environment. Damage to the environment during an earthquake can cause devastation and loss of life beyond that caused in the original event, and organizations such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency work to target areas most likely to be affected.
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- Severe damage from shaking occurred in the Valdivia-Puerto Montt area. Most of the casualties and much of the damage was because of large tsunamis which caused damage along the coast of Chile from Lebu to Puerto Aisen and in many areas of the Pacific Ocean.his quake was preceded by 4 foreshocks bigger than magnitude 7.0, including a magnitude 7.9 on May 21 that caused severe damage in the Concepcion area. Many aftershocks occurred, with 5 of magnitude 7.0 or greater through Nov 1.
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Earthquakes and Why They Happen 1 Alaska, California and Hawaii have the most earthquakes in the U.S. 2  Other western states, like Nevada, Idaho, Washington and Oregon are prone to earthquakes or can be damaged by earthquakes that happen in Alaska and California.3  Alaska has more earthquakes than any other U.S. state. When they move again, they cause an earthquake. 2  Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists. 3  Seismologists can tell how serious an earthquake is by a machine called a seismogram, which rates the intensity of the quake’s shaking. 4  Scientists can use special instruments to record an earthquake’s strength.
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Which seismic waves cause the greatest damage? Why? Report Abuse. 1  The wave on the earths surface do to the long wave length will cause buildings to sway. 2  Surface waves can cause the most damage. 3  Surface wave because they are the ones moving at the very surface of the crust knocking over buildings.  Surface waves.
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Earthquakes: collateral effects Ground shaking. Shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves, especially surface waves near the epicentre of the earthquake are responsible for the most damage during an earthquake. The intensity of ground shaking depends on: 1  conditions of the local geology influence evenuts: solid bedrock is far less subject to intense shaking than loose sediment; 2  duration and intensity of the earthquake are subject generally to the size of the earthquake;
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Cochise College Student Papers in Geology Northridge Earthquake Earthquakes strike without any warning and there is no way of predicting them. Movement of the earth's tectonic plates causes Earthquakes. Earthquakes occur where the earth's plates meet along plate boundaries. For example as two plates move towards each other, one can be pushed down under the other one into the mantle. If this plate gets stuck, it causes a lot of pressure on surrounding rocks.
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Earthquake Facts: Why do Earthquakes Happen? Earthquakes can also be caused by construction of large buildings and dams, injecting liquid into wells, oil drilling or any deep mining activity in general. Undersea earthquakes can cause tsunamis. Most of the world's earthquakes take place in the 40,000-km-long, horseshoe-shaped zone called the circum-Pacific seismic belt, also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, which for the most part bounds the Pacific Plate.