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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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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 wave
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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
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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 -
1923 Great Kanto earthquake
The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58 on the morning of September 1, 1923. The quake was later estimated to have had a magnitude ... > more -
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 ... > 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 -
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 -
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, ... > more -
Ocean surface wave
Ocean surface waves are surface waves that occur at the surface of an ocean. They usually result from distant winds or geologic effects and may travel thousands of miles before striking land. They ... > more -
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are accordingly measured with a seismometer, commonly known as a ... > more -
Seismic wave
A seismic wave is a wave that travels through the Earth, most often as the result of a tectonic earthquake, sometimes from an explosion. There are two types of seismic wave, namely, 'body wave' and ... > more
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