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Earthquakes Geology Unit: Slides 106-123

Earthquakes Definition Shaking of the Earth’s crust due to the release of built up energy from two plates grinding against one another.

Causes of Earthquakes Friction between the plates stops them from sliding past one another. This allows energy to build up in the plates which causes them to deform. When the plates can store no more energy the two plates snap past one another regaining their original shape, but in new positions *Called the Elastic Rebound Theory

“Parts” of an Earthquake Fault – Crack in the Earth’s surface where two plates meet and slide past one another. (transform boundary) Focus – location beneath the crust along a fault where the energy between the plates was stored. Epicenter – location on the surface directly above the focus.

Seismic Waves Primary Waves (P Waves) Fastest Travel through solids and liquids Waves have a compressional motion Have the least amount of ground movement (least amount of damage)

Seismic Waves Secondary Waves (S Waves) Second fastest waves Waves can move only through solids Have a shearing motion

Seismic Waves Surface Waves (Rayleigh Waves) Move only along the surface Slowest, but have the most ground movement Cause the most damage Motion is like that of a water wave

Measurement Scales Richter Scale Measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake. Scale from 1 – 10 It is an exponential scale, so the amount of energy increases 10 times for each increase in number.

Measurement Scales Mercalli Scale Based on the amount of damage caused by the earthquake. Scale from I – XII (1 – 12)

Earthquake Hazards Ground Shaking Foundation Failure (buildings collapse) Fires (1906 – San Francisco  80% of the city burned down) Landslides Tsunami – huge waves caused, generally, by underwater earthquakes

Instruments for Measuring Earthquake Strength Seismograph Instrument that measures the amount of ground movement during an earthquake. Geologists then use the amount of ground movement to determine the strength of the earthquake. (Place it on the Richter Scale)