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    An earthquake occurs when two blocks of earth suddenly slip past one another along a fault, releasing stored energy. The fault where this occurs is called the fault plane. P and S waves are the primary seismic waves that travel outward from the earthquake focus, with surface waves causing the most damage. The San Andreas Fault in California forms a tectonic boundary between plates and is a major fault line. Earthquakes are measured using seismographs which record seismic waves on a seismogram and allow scientists to calculate the magnitude using scales like the Richter scale.

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    An earthquake occurs when two blocks of earth suddenly slip past one another along a fault, releasing stored energy. The fault where this occurs is called the fault plane. P and S waves are the primary seismic waves that travel outward from the earthquake focus, with surface waves causing the most damage. The San Andreas Fault in California forms a tectonic boundary between plates and is a major fault line. Earthquakes are measured using seismographs which record seismic waves on a seismogram and allow scientists to calculate the magnitude using scales like the Richter scale.

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    Quic Ktime™ and A Tiff (Uncompress Ed) Decompr Essor Ar E Need Ed To S Ee This Picture

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    An earthquake occurs when two blocks of earth suddenly slip past one another along a fault, releasing stored energy. The fault where this occurs is called the fault plane. P and S waves are the primary seismic waves that travel outward from the earthquake focus, with surface waves causing the most damage. The San Andreas Fault in California forms a tectonic boundary between plates and is a major fault line. Earthquakes are measured using seismographs which record seismic waves on a seismogram and allow scientists to calculate the magnitude using scales like the Richter scale.

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    Earthqu akes

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    What is an Earthquake?
    Shaking of the earth in an area is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves

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    An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane.

    San Andreas Fault


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    Runs from Baja California, Mexico through California It is roughly 810 miles long. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

    Seismic Waves
    P-Waves: the primary or first waves to arrive at a station after an earthquake Travel the fastest through the inside of the earth As they travel through rocks, the rocks are pushed and pulled. These waves push and pull like a slinky.
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    S-Waves: Second waves to reach the seismograph They only will travel through the solid portion of earth. Dont push and pull, they move up and down or side to side. They move the way a rope would move.

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    Surface Waves: last to reach the seismograph Only travel along the Earths surface Move up and down like ocean waves Move side to side like a snake Their movements (tremebling and shaking) cause the most damage.

    Focus vs. Epicenter

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    Focus of an Earthquake
    Source of an earthquake within the Earth Seismic waves move out from the focus

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    Epicenter of an Earthquake
    The place on Earths surface that is directly above the focus.

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    Measuring Earthquakes
    Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called seismographs. The recording they make is called a seismogram.

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    Richter Scale
    Developed by Charles Richter in 1935 Based on the heights of the waves recorded on the seismograph Provides an esimate of the magnitude

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    Magnitude
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    Magnitude is the amount of energy an earthquake releases. On a scale of 0-9


    1.0 being weak like the rumbling of a train 9.0 being equal to the energy of 200 onmegaton nuclear bombs

    Mercalli Scale
    Developed by Giuseppe Mercalli in the early 1900s Uses Roman numerals to describe effects of earthquakes (1-12) It is based on how much damage is caused (visual)

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    San Francisco Quake in 1989

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    Alaska Quake: March 27, 1964 at 5:36 PM, registered 8.6 on the Richter Scale

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