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Earthquakes
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An earthquake is shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin.
"A broadly satisfying explanation of the majority of can be given in terms of what is called plate tectonics. The basic idea is that the Earth's outermost part also called the lithosphere consists of several large and fairly stable slabs of solid and relat ....
Middle of paper ....ude, were classified according to their intensity. In 1931 a
seismologist came up with twelve degrees of intensity ranging from I (felt only by a few) to XII (total damage) this was called a Modified Mercalli scale. However according to Dr. Pignataro "Even with such scales, the subjectivity of the observer renders their use less then perfect, s.... |
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