Tectonics

Earthquake outlook for the San Francisco Bay region 2014 -2043, reports different important contents about earthquakes which are preparing for an earthquake, why earthquakes occur in the San Francisco area, how scientists calculate earthquake probabilities, how it will affect you, and how to protect yourself and your family. Per the U.S Geological Survey (2016) reported that earthquake preparedness helps to help reduce the number of hazards. On August 24, 2014, a large earthquake with a…

Muriwai is on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is due west of the Hauraki Gulf on the east coast and about mid-way between the entrances to the Auckland harbour (north) and the Manukau harbour (south). Maori Bay (to the south) is separated from Muriwai Beach and Otakamiro Point, with its steep cliffs and rocky nesting areas. The environment under study is about 3km long, from the Okiritoto stream in the north to Maori Bay in the south. Muriwai Coastal…

earthquakes as well. Though not as common as in the west, there are still many quakes in this region. How are there even earthquakes in the middle of a plate? Most people know that earthquakes occur around plate boundaries, the places where the different tectonic plates of the world move past each other. But, there are also other regions within those plates called fault lines. These “lines” are areas where the Earth’s crust is significantly weaker than the areas around them. This results in an…

Explanation of Volcanoes 1. “A volcano is a rupture in the Earth’s crust which allows magma/ash/gases to escape from beneath the surface. When magma reaches the surface of the Earth, it is called lava” (). 2. Volcanoes happen around the frame of tectonic plates, causing the plates to move away or crash into one another. 3. When material is much warmer than its atmosphere, and explodes onto the base of a planet or moon from the inside, a volcano occurs. Topic #2: What Causes a Volcano to…

endless destruction. According to the United States Geological Survey, this was the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 (USGS, 2012). Earthquakes are a violent shaking of the ground caused by a rapid release of energy as a result of tectonic plate motion. From an article on Earth Scope, the 2011 Japan earthquake was caused from thrust faulting near the convergent plate boundary between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. The lithosphere of the Western Pacific plate…

Seismologist with the United States Geological Survey are usually the first to arrive in volcanic areas, to predict volcanoes eruptions and to alert people so they can get evacuated safely. One problem with the predictions is that the size and direction can’t be predicted. With the new technology and equipment, it's becoming easier to predict volcano eruptions correctly. In 1991 Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted causing many tribes to evacuate their homes. Researchers from the…

To begin there is one piece of crucial information that being;What is is a Fault line? A fault line is a crack in the Earth's crust in which pressure is created in the form of friction, once the rocks break under the pressure a jolt of energy released is and resulting earthquake occurs. Energy released from these geologic phenomenon are measured in a machine called a Richter Scale. The Richter Scale measures seismic waves through the ground after the initial shock in the epicenter of the…

On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm, an Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck causing tremendous damage to the northern section of Japan. This earthquake that happened in the ocean triggered a series of giant tsunami waves to also strike the northern section. Japan's northern coast lays on the Pacific Ocean, which is greatly known for its tsunamis and its earthquakes. The plant at Fukushima first opened in 1971 and consists of six separate boiling water reactors. It was one of the fifteen…

answers to the huge differences, scientists discovered that geological differences as well as social factors both helped to minimize death toll and infrastructure failures. Geological Aspects There are three aspects included in geological aspects: tectonic settings,…

There is an area within the Pacific Ocean called the “Ring of Fire,” that is a region of high volcanic and seismic activity ranging from parts of Asia, to Australia, and to North and South America. Majority of active volcanoes on Earth are located within the Ring of Fire. In fact 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes are located in the Ring of Fire. Within it’s boundary in the Pacific Ocean, the Ring of Fire consist of the Pacific Plate, where it runs along against other plates such as…