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Great Chilean Earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake
or Valdivia Earthquake
(Terremoto de Valdivia in
Spanish) of May 22, 1960 is
the largest magnitude
earthquake recorded since
seismographic monitoring
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North Anatolian Fault
The North Anatolian Fault is
one of the most energetic
earthquake zones in the
world. Turkey is set on a
minor tectonic plate which
is being squeezed westwards
as the Arabian and the
Eurasian plates move
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Earthquake liquefaction
Earthquake liquefaction,
often referred to simply as
liquefaction, is the process
by which saturated,
unconsolidated soil or sand
is converted into a
suspension during an
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Engineering geology
Engineering Geology is the
application of the science
of geology to the
understanding of geologic
phenomena and the
engineering solution of
geologic hazards and other
geologic problems for
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New Madrid Seismic Zone
The New Madrid Seismic Zone, also known as the Reelfoot Rift or the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone located in the Midwestern United ... > more -
Moment magnitude scale
The moment magnitude scale was introduced in 1979 by Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori as a successor to the Richter scale and is used by seismologists to compare the energy released by ... > more -
Megatsunami
Megatsunami (often hyphenated as mega-tsunami, also known as iminami or "wave of purification") is an informal term used by popular media and popular science to describe a very large tsunami-like ... > more -
1976 Tangshan earthquake
The Tangshan earthquake of July 28, 1976 is one of the largest earthquakes in loss of life to hit the modern world. The epicentre of the earthquake was near the industrial city of Tangshan in Hebei, ... > more -
Richter magnitude scale
The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. It is a base-10 logarithmic scale obtained by calculating ... > more -
1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake
The Izmit earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 which lasted for 45 seconds killed over 17,000 in northwestern Turkey on 17 August ... > more -
Elastic-rebound theory
In geology, the elastic rebound theory was the first theory to satisfactorily explain earthquakes. Previously it was thought that ruptures of the surface were the result of strong ground shaking ... > more -
Shield volcano
A shield volcano is a wide volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. Shield volcanoes are formed by lava flows of low viscosity - lava that flows easily. Consequently, a volcanic mountain having a broad ... > more -
Alpine Fault
The Alpine Fault is a geological fault, known as a right-lateral strike-slip fault, that runs almost the entire length of New Zealand's South Island. It forms a transform boundary between the Pacific ... > more
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