2008 Sichuan earthquake

Park. Then, at around 5:03pm not long before the scheduled first pitch, an earthquake hit the stadium as well as the surrounding area. According to the History Channel, the stadium withstood the quake but the surrounding area didn’t fair quite as well. Sixty-seven people lost their lives while thousands of others suffered…

has been the location of some of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Few earthquakes in the southern hemisphere, or even in the entire world, compare to The Great Chilean Earthquake in May of 1960. In Figure 1.1, Richard Aster places the most powerful earthquakes from the last one-hundred years in a pie chart. The Great Chilean Earthquake accounts for nearly 20% of the total global seismic moment release. At a moment magnitude of 9.5, the earthquake caused astronomical amounts of damage to…

and practice getting there. Also choose a spot out of town in case you can’t get home. Practice getting there from anywhere you frequently are” (“Call”). You should be aware of some warning signs for a volcano. Some warning signs may include earthquakes near the volcano, or if the mountain starts smoking. There are some things that you should do before, during, and immediately after the volcano…

The convergence of three separate disasters in Fukushima Prefecture – earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis – is not only unique in terms of its scale and complexity, but also about the complicated interaction of health problems to which it may have given rise. The great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake that killed over 6,000 people in 1995 showed that in Japan disasters can affect different population groups with differing severity and that the elderly are especially vulnerable. For many…

it is a reverse fault. A reverse fault is when a hanging wall slides up a footwall. This is a type of convergent boundary where two plates compress together. The New Madrid Seismic zone is known historically for a series of earthquakes in 1811 and 1812. The first earthquake occurred in Northeast Arkansas with a magnitude of 7.5. This was on December…

Beck Oskin about Nepal’s recent earthquake but it tends to focus on the movement of the land upward. It also talks about Mt. Everest, explaining why the damage in the city was so severe. Europe's Sentinel-1A is a radar satellite that recently (this past Wednesday) had released some new data. According to that data, the article states that a region of Nepal 75 miles (120 kilometers) long by 30 miles (50 km) wide was lifted upward by as much as 3 feet during the earthquake. It had been stated…

volcanic cones named Rakata, Danan, and Perboewatan. Before that disastrous day, the island previously had had some seismic activity that hinted at the dangers that was soon to come. In the previous years before the 1983 explosion, there were multiple earthquakes that were felt as far as Australia. In May of 1983, a couple of weeks before the big event, smaller eruptions were happening over a period of…

"Sometimes, though, you have to wonder if the planet itself in not conspiring against this humble little nation." says Pitts. Haiti is political instability from all the earthquakes. Haiti is always dealing with the fact that, its all part of life. They mourn but they get back up and start to rebuild there homes because that is what they have to do. We need to realize that we can help them get back on their feet that they are not alone in this time of trouble. Humanity is a great theme expressed…

Every year, the Earth is rocked by thousands of earthquakes that causes damage ranging from non-existent to severe. These severe earthquakes can cause major damage to the cities ' buildings and infrastructure around the world, but more importantly many innocent people are injured and killed in these disasters. On average, 13 300 people are killed and over 4 million people are affected each year as a result of earthquakes. Also, earthquakes costs the world economy US$12,106,198,000 per year on…

going on? An earthquake is officially happening and it is beginning to demolish everything above Earth 's surface. The earliest ever recorded evidence of an earthquake occurred in the Shandong province of China in 1831 B.C. ("Earthquake Facts"). It is said that Aristotle stated that soft ground shakes more than hard rock in an earthquake in 350 B.C. ("Earthquake Facts"). The interior of Antarctica has ice quakes, but occur within the ice sheet, instead of the land beneath the ice ("Earthquake…