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Earthquake Hazards Program ... The largest recorded earthquake in the United States was a magnitude 9.2 that struck Prince William Sound, Alaska on Good Friday, March 28, 1964 UTC. ... The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960.
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earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/facts.php
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Earthquake Hazards Program ... A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings © ... Earthquake Topics...
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earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/abc/
earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/abc/
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Earthquake Hazards ... Depending on earthquake severity, a quake can pose hazards to people's lives, property and lifeline infrastructure such as highways, water supply and electricity generating facilities. ... An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth's outer layer push the sides of the...
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www.crew.org/home/eqfacts.html
www.crew.org/home/eqfacts.html
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Learn about earthquake hazard in the central US: ... Facts & Follies ... How to Survive an Earthquake!
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www.ceri.memphis.edu/public/
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This table shows that a magnitude 7.2 earthquake produces 10 times more ground motion than a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, but it releases about 32 times more energy. The energy release best indicates the destructive power of an earthquake.
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neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/eqstats.html
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Earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An earthquake (also known as a tremor or temblor ) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake
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More facts about earthquakes, faults, and preparedness can be found in the handbook, Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country, available online from SCEC. ... SCEC.org Home > Education > Public > Earthquake Facts...
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www.scec.org/education/public/allfacts.html
www.scec.org/education/public/allfacts.html
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Just the Facts ... An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the ground. They generate seismic waves which can be recorded on a sensitive instrument called a seismograph. ... The record of ground shaking recorded by the seismograph is called a seismogram.
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www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/basics/
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Cool Earth Facts ... Earthquake Legends Throughout the World ... Earthquake Preparedness - For teachers and parents.
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edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/earthqu.html
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