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Earthquakes

Poseidon. Earthquakes. Earthquakes Worldwide. Earthquakes Since 1900. Where are Earthquakes found?. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/10_largest_world.php. Montana Earthquakes. What is an Earthquak e?. Seismic Waves. P-wave S- wave Surface Wave.

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Earthquakes

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  1. Poseidon Earthquakes

  2. Earthquakes Worldwide

  3. Earthquakes Since 1900

  4. Where are Earthquakes found? http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/10_largest_world.php

  5. Montana Earthquakes

  6. What is an Earthquake?

  7. Seismic Waves • P-wave • S- wave • Surface Wave

  8. What happens to seismic waves in Earth’s interior? -

  9. Shadow Zones - P-wave - S-wave

  10. Locating & Measuring Earthquakes Seismograms

  11. - Seismographs produce seismogram Seismograph station at Cornell University

  12. Locating an Earthquake Epicenter - - Step 1- Analyzing 3 Seismograms

  13. - Step 2- Read Travel-Time Graph

  14. - Step 3 – Triangulate to find Epicenter.

  15. Measuring Earthquakes • Magnitude is a quantitative measurement of energy released. • Richter Scale • Moment Magnitude • Intensity is a qualitative measurement that evaluates the earthquakes shaking perceived by individuals • Modified Mercalli Scale

  16. Measuring Earthquakes • Magnitude is a quantitative measurement of energy released. Two ways to measure energy 1.Richter Scale 2. Moment Magnitude

  17. -Richter Scale (Magnitude) • Developed by Charles F. Richter in 1935. • Measurement of energy. • Each increase of one whole number in Richter magnitude is a 10 x increase in amplitude of wave and a 32 x increase in energy release. For example, a magnitude 6 earthquake has 32 times the energy than a magnitude 5 earthquake. A magnitude 7 earthquake is more than 1024 times (32x32) more energy than magnitude 5 earthquake.

  18. Magnitude

  19. Reading a Nomogram

  20. Richter Scale (Magnitude)

  21. - Moment Magnitude (Magnitude) • used for measuring earthquakes (especially large ones), uses three measurements: 1. Average area of slip along the fault; 2. Distance traveled; and 3. Considers the strength of the rock.

  22. Example Magnitudes Alaska released at least twice as much energy because it involved greater movements along a much larger fault plane.

  23. Earthquake Risk Where in the United States is the risk for earthquakes the greatest? Alaska and California are high risks since they are found near plate boundaries. The middle of the country by Missouri is also at a higher risk, because many faults are buried deep beneath sediments deposited by the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers.

  24. Damage from Earthquakes • Ground shaking • Liquefaction • Aftershocks • Fire • Tsunamis

  25. Ground Shaking Ground shaking is produced by the waves set in motion by an earthquake’s sudden release of energy. Some of the ground vibrations are up-and-down, but the largest are side-to-side motions. Most buildings can withstand fairly violent up-and-down shaking; however, few buildings can survive violent side-to-side shaking, and as a result many buildings collapse.

  26. Liquefaction -occurs when loose soil temporarily takes on some of the properties of a liquid. - A building located on soil that settles is no longer safely supported and may collapse. For example, buildings located on bog muds or soil landfill can suffer severe damage or can collapse because of foundation failure.

  27. Liquefaction caused the building in the front to tip nearly 22°. The arrow points to a building that is tipped almost 70°.

  28. Aftershocks - are a series of smaller earthquakes originating close to the focus of the large earthquake.

  29. Fire • One of the most damaging effects of an earthquake may be fires. • Fires are caused by the rupturing of gas lines by ground movement.

  30. Tsunami - Underwater earthquakes and landslides sometimes cause huge ocean waves.

  31. Tsunami When a tsunami reaches shallower water near a shoreline, it will slow down and increase dramatically in height. A tsunami warning system is now in place for regions in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists monitor wave activity at various stations throughout the Pacific.

  32. Tsunami Animation

  33. Elastic Rebound Theory - Stress is released and crust is cracked called the elastic-rebound theory normally occurring at faults. -Stresses: • Plate Tectonics • Thermal expansion and contraction. • Gravitational attraction • Mineral phases

  34. Tensional stress pulls rock away from adjacent rock thinning crust. Normal faults occur when rock along one side of the fault slide down relative to the other. Divergent Boundary

  35. Compressional stress pushes rock together causing. Reverse faults occur when rocks are pushed together and one side of the fault moves up. Convergent Boundary

  36. Rocky Mountain Front

  37. Strike-slip faults occurwhen blocks of rock on each side of the fault move in opposite directions. • Shearing stresspushes rock in two different directions adjacent to one another. TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

  38. Mountain Building

  39. Isostasy This iceberg demonstrates the process of isostatic rebound.

  40. Ocean-Ocean Convergence Volcanic island arc trench Basaltic magma Examples: Aleutian Islands, Phillipines,______ Japan

  41. Uplifted Mountains intrusive igneous rock, less structural deformation Boulder Batholith Example: ____________

  42. Snycline

  43. Anticline Syncline

  44. Plunging Anticline

  45. Fault-Block Mountains mostly sedimentary rock Example: __________, Basin and Range Grand Tetons

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