EARTHQUAKES

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October 19, 2016

 

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Vibration may also trigger multiple fires, industrial or transportation accidents and may trigger floods through failure of dams and other flood retaining embankments. Parameters of severity:- Magnitude scales (Richter, Seismic Moment) indicate the amount of energy release at the epicenter—the size of an area affected by an earthquake is roughly related to the amount of energy released...
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Intensity scales (Modified Mercalli, MSK) indicate severity of ground shaking at a location—severity of shaking is also related to magnitude of energy release, distance away from epicenter of the earthquake and local soil conditions. Causes:- Energy release by geophysical adjustments deep in the earth along faults formed in the earth’s crust...
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