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earthquake Definition Causes Effects Facts Britannica ~ Earthquake any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks Earthquakes occur most often along geologic faults narrow zones where rock masses move in relation to one another
Latest Earthquakes ~ About Latest Earthquakes Version Info Clicking the list icon in the top right corner will load the earthquake list Clicking the map icon in the top right corner will load the map Clicking the options icon in the top right corner lets you change which earthquakes are displayed and many other map and list options
Earthquake Articles News and Information ~ Largest Earthquake The largest recorded earthquake M95 near Valdivia southern Chile 1960
Faults and Earthquake Geology USGS ~ Faults and Earthquake Geology To understand the risk that different areas of the face for earthquake hazards we need to know where faults are and how they behave We know a fault exists only if it has produced an earthquake or it has left a recognizable mark on the earth’s surface
What is an Earthquake Earthquakes Discovering Geology ~ What is an earthquake Movements within the Earth’s crust cause stress to build up at points of weakness and rocks to deform Stored energy builds up in the same way as energy builds up in the spring of a watch when it is wound
What is Earthquake Geology Page ~ Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults but also by other events such as volcanic activity landslides mine blasts and nuclear tests An earthquake’s point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter
The Science of Earthquakes USGS ~ Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called seismographs The recording they make is called a seismogram The seismograph has a base that sets firmly in the ground and a heavy weight that hangs free When an earthquake causes the ground to shake the base of the seismograph shakes too
National Earthquake Information Center NEIC ~ The National Earthquake Information Center NEIC a part of the Department of the Interior Geological Survey is located in Golden Colorado 10 miles west of Denver The NEIC has three main missions First the NEIC determines as rapidly and as accurately as possible the location and size of all significant earthquakes that occur worldwide
Earthquakes USGS ~ Largest earthquakes significant events lists and maps by magnitude by year or by location Special Earthquakes Earthquake Sequences and Fault Zones Compilations of information about significant earthquakes swarms or sequences and fault zones of interest
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program ~ Significant Earthquakes Archive Search Earthquake Catalog The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program NEHRP established by Congress in 1977 and the USGS Advanced National Seismic System ANSS was established by Congress as a NEHRP facility The USGS and its partners monitor and report earthquakes assess earthquake impacts and hazards
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