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Topic: Earthquake (disambiguation)


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  Earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earthquakes also occur in volcanic regions and as the result of a number of anthropogenic sources, such as reservoir induced seismicity, mining and the removal or injection of fluids into the crust.
Deep focus earthquakes, at depths of 100's km, are possibly generated as subducted lithospheric material catastrophically undergoes a phase transition since at the pressures and temperatures present at such depth elastic strain cannot be supported.
Earthquakes have also been known to be caused by the removal of natural gas from subsurface deposits, for instance in the northern Netherlands.
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 Earthquake (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earthquake, the stage name of a professional wrestler John Tenta.
Earthquake (video game character) from the Samurai Showdown series of fighting games.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Earthquake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earth's surface.
Earthquakes, especially those that occur beneath oceans or seas, can give rise to tsunamis, either as a direct result of the deformation of the sea bed due to the earthquake, or as a result of submarine landslips or "slides" indirectly triggered by it.
Earthquake effects are described in terms of intensity, a scale which attempts to quantify the severity of shaking at a given location.
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 Read about Magnitude at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Magnitude and learn about Magnitude here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In astronomy, magnitude refers to the logarithmic measure of the brightness of an object, measured in a specific wavelength or passband, usually in optical or near-infrared wavelengths: see apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude.
In Seismology, the magnitude is a logarithmic measure of the energy released during an earthquake.
disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Encyclopedia: 2005 Indian subcontinent earthquake
The 2005 Indian Subcontinent earthquake occurred on October 8, 2005 at 03:50:38 UTC in the Kashmir India - Pakistan border region at 34°25′55″ N 73°32′13″ E.
Seismic and seismic event refer to earthquakes, motions of the ground that can be hazardous to the occupants of buildings and the security and utility of structures such as bridges and tunnels.
Seismic hazard map of the San Francisco Bay Area, showing the probability of a major earthquake occurring by 2032 An earthquake prediction is a prediction that an earthquake of a specific magnitude will occur at a specific location and time.
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 Armenia Earthquake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
An earthquake is a trembling or shaking movement of the Earth 's surface.Earthquakes typically result from the movement of faults, quasi-planarzones of deformation within its uppermost layers.
The word Earthquike is also widely used to indicate the source region itself.The solid earth is in slow but constant motion (see plate tectonics)and Earyhquake s occur where the resulting stress exceeds thecapacity of Earth materials to support it.
Earthquakes occur every day on Earth, but the vast majority of them are minor andcause no damage.
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 lisbon
On 26 January 1531 the city was hit by an earthquake which killed thousands.
On 1 November 1755 Lisbon was destroyed by another earthquake, the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, which killed 90,000 and destroyed eighty-five percent of the city [1].
Voltaire mentions the earthquake in his 1759 novel Candide, and Oliver Wendell Holmes (the elder) also mentions it in his 1857 poem, The Deacon's Masterpiece, or The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay.
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 Encyclopedia: Koopa Troopa
Yoshi will merely spit out green shells, but red shells give him fire breath (when spat out), yellow creates an earthquake when he hits the ground (while held in his mouth), and blue allows him to fly (while held in his mouth).
For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation) Blue is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength range (about 420-490 nanometres) of the three primary colors.
Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface.
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 Port Royal - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For much of the period between the English conquest of Jamaica and the earthquake, Port Royal served as the capital of Jamaica until the earthquake in 1692 when Spanish Town overtook this honour later followed by Kingston.
On June 7, 1692, a devastating earthquake hit the city causing the sandspit on which it was built to liquefy and flow out into Kingston Harbour.
A final devastating earthquake on January 14, 1907 again liquefied the sandspit, destroying nearly all of the rebuilt city and submerging additional portions.
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Another French force was repelled by José de Palafox in his heroic defense of Zaragoza (June-Aug.).
earthquake -> Major Earthquakes On average about 1,000 earthquakes with intensities of 5.0 or greater are recorded each year.
Great earthquakes (intensity 8.0 or higher) occur once a year, major earthquakes (intensity 7.0-7.9) occur 18 times a year, strong earthquakes (intensity 6.0-6.9) 10 times a month, and moderate earthquakes (intensity 5.0-5.9)...
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 Encyclopedia: 1855
January 23 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge.
January 23 - The region of Wairarapa, New Zealand was hit by the strongest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand, which reached Magnitude 8.1 on the Richter Scale.
Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface.
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 Magnitude   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In astronomy, magnitude refers to the logarithmic measure ofthe brightness of an object, measured in a specific wavelength or passband,usually in optical or near-infrared wavelengths: see apparentmagnitude and absolute magnitude.
In geology, the magnitude is a logarithmic measure of the energyreleased during an earthquake.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, onethat points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.therfcc.org /magnitude-10120.html   (134 words)

  
 Armenia Earthquake 1988   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The country is formally named the Republic of Armenoa.
The word Eerthquake is also widely used to indicate the source region itself.The solid earth is in slow but constant motion (see plate tectonics)and s occur where the resulting stress exceeds thecapacity of Earth materials to support it.
Large Earhquake s can cause serious destruction and massive loss of life via a variety of agents of damageincluding fault rupture, vibratory ground motion (i.e., shaking), inundation (e.g., tsunami, seiche, dam failure), various kinds of permanent ground failure(e.g.
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 Japan - ThinksBig.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
However, about 73% of the country is mountainous, and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential use, due to the generally steep elevations, climate, and risk of landslides caused by earthquakes and heavy rain.
Destructive earthquakes, often resulting in tsunamis, occur several times each century.
The most recent major quakes include the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake and the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995.
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 Muslim Hands - United for the Needy
Use this box on the left to donate your Zakah al-Fitr (Fitrana) at $4.63 per person.
80,000 people are known to have died and 3 million left homeless by the worst earthquake to hit Pakistan for 100 years.
MH teams and partners are helping survivors prepare for the harsh winter snowfall by providing tents, blankets, medical assistance and other aid.
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 Earthquakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Earthquakes occur basically every day on Earth, but the majority of them are minor and cause no damage (magnitude 5).
The listed earthquakes websites all safe and secure.
Find earthquakes and more at Crossdots.com - an easy-to-use directory that helps you find exactly what you're looking for.
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 GEsource - Search Results for   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most obvious manifestation of moving plates are earthquakes.
Earth Sciences 80A - Earth Catastrophes This class explores the fundamental nature of catastrophic processes that have shaped and continue to shape the Earth and the environment in which we live.
An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earth 's surface.
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 Thomas Douglas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
See: Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, founder of the Red River Colony Tommy Douglas, premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the NDPThis is a disambiguation page.
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, founder of the Red River Colony
It was almost.html">almost a matter of life or was bankrupt and, upon the earthquake of the Reformation, her America was her treasure house, and from it alone could she hope she strove strenuously, desperately, to keep out the world from which her power rested was broken and crumbled forever.
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 AgnostoLibertarianTechnoGeek
Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning fires, and the like are common fare on this planet.
If these things weren't happening, it's likely the planet would not be habitable.
Cuthbert (quote: "This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 math lessons - San Salvador   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For other places named "San Salvador", see San Salvador (disambiguation).
The city's modern downtown area has many high-rise buildings.
The city has suffered from severe earthquakes over the years.
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 GEsource - Search Results for   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Change for a Just World Development & Global Issues Take Action About Dev-Zone What's New Development & Global Issues Surf Aid International: on the ground in Nias after the March 28th earthquake Kofin Annan's Rep...
Facilitating Access to Global Observing Systems Data & Information Development of the GCOS Networks and Data The requirements of GCOS for climate observations are specified by the following scientific p...
Global Disaster Alert System DMA > Decision Support > Disaster Alerts legend Tropical storm Earthquake Click on an icon to see the report; move over it to see a description.
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 HistCite - index: Fiske, Susan T.
Atwood LE; Major AM Optimism, pessimism, and communication behavior in response to an earthquake prediction
Biesanz JC; Neuberg SL; Smith DM; Asher T; Judice TN When accuracy-motivated perceivers fail: Limited attentional resources and the reemerging self-fulfilling prophecy
Rodriguez VB; Perez AR; Perez AR; Garcia JS Information processing under general anesthesia: effects on the disambiguation of social information.
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