Sentences with phrase «size of the earthquake»

The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake.

But such warning systems must estimate the size of an earthquake from the earliest tremors.

magnitude (in geology) A number used to describe the relative size of an earthquake.

In work that offers insight into the magnitude of the hazards posed by earthquake faults in general, seismologists have developed a model to determine the size of an earthquake that could be triggered by the underground injection of fluids produced as a by - product of hydraulic fracturing.

Not exact matches

The size of the circle shows the magnitude of the earthquakes in relation to each other.

Spatial variation in the earthquake's rupture controlled both the strength of shaking and the size of the tsunami that followed.

Enough creep on a fault can diminish the potential size of its next earthquake rupture.

Where available, details of past ruptures of individual faults, unearthed in previous paleoseismic studies, allowed the authors to calculate recurrence rates and the probable timing and size of future earthquakes.

«We have an excellent team onboard and we hope the results will help us understand what controls the size of the very largest earthquakes on Earth, particularly following the enormous numbers of casualties due to subduction earthquakes and tsunamis in the last 10 - 15 years.

«The extent of fault creep, and therefore locking, controls the size and timing of large earthquakes on the Northern San Andreas Fault system,» said James Lienkaemper, a co-author of the study and research geophysicist at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The pair of quakes hit on April 11, startling seismologists with their size (magnitudes 8.6 and 8.2) and location (hundreds of kilometers from the active zone that spawned the deadly 2004 magnitude 9.1 earthquake and tsunami).

Now, neuroscientists in Japan who are working with survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami have identified one brain region whose size seems to predict susceptibility to PTSD symptoms and another brain region that shrank slightly in people with the highest number of symptoms.

Large intermediate - depth earthquakes (those occurring between depths of approximately 70 and 300 km) are relatively limited in size and spatial extent in South America, and occur within the Nazca plate as a result of internal deformation within the subducting plate.

To control the earthquake risk, drillers would have tried to keep the size of the fractures small and to maintain steady water flow rates.

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found an unusual mass of rock deep in the active fault line beneath Chile which influenced the rupture size of a massive earthquake that struck the region in 2010.

Strong spatial variation of rupture characteristics in the moment magnitude (Mw) 9.0 Tohoku - Oki megathrust earthquake controlled both the strength of shaking and the size of the tsunami that followed.

Infrasound signals can remain strong as they travel over large distances, making them useful for pinpointing the location and size of events such as nuclear explosions, meteorite strikes, volcanic eruptions and sometimes earthquake ruptures.

He says that the chance of another powerful tremor occurring in the area close to the epicenter of a major earthquake gets «up to the order of some percent» over the following week, but notes that the size of the area in question is difficult to define accurately.

However, the size of the waves generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March that year led to sea defences and other coastal structures being overwhelmed, and in many cases completely or partially destroyed.

«We want to find out more about how specific sediments control the size and type of earthquakes in this kind of environment,» says Lisa McNeill of the University of Southampton.

Further, it alerts scientists that earthquake clustering may not only characterise shallow faulting and smaller - sized earthquakes with magnitudes lower than M7 but it is a property of large subduction earthquakes.

The giant Sumatran earthquake raised questions about the sea - floor - age hypothesis, because the old subducting crust there should have ruled out a shock of that size, says Okal.

Although various systems can detect undersea earthquakes, they can't reliably tell which will form a tsunami, or predict the size of the wave.

As part of the «Research in Collaborative Mathematics» project run by the Obra Social «la Caixa,» researchers of the Mathematics Research Centre (CRM) and the UAB have developed a mathematical law to explain the size distribution of earthquakes, even in the cases of large - scale earthquakes such as those which occurred in Sumatra (2004) and in Japan (2011).

But a seismologist in Southern California has set up a system that, within minutes of a tremor, provides organisations such as railway companies with estimates of the size, location and likely effects of the earthquake.

Of the three activities, wastewater disposal predominates both in terms of volumes of injected liquid and earthquake size, with magnitudes for a few of the earthquakes exceeding Of the three activities, wastewater disposal predominates both in terms of volumes of injected liquid and earthquake size, with magnitudes for a few of the earthquakes exceeding of volumes of injected liquid and earthquake size, with magnitudes for a few of the earthquakes exceeding of injected liquid and earthquake size, with magnitudes for a few of the earthquakes exceeding of the earthquakes exceeding 5.

Reviewing surveys of the seafloor conducted by Japanese scientists before and after the earthquake, the scientists found signs of a large slump on the seafloor — a rotational landslide 40 kilometers by 20 kilometers in extent and 2 kilometers thick that traveled down the slope of the Japan Trench, leaving a horizontal footprint the size of Paris that could only have been created by a 100 - meter uplift in the seafloor.

Doubts also remain about the size of the revised design basis earthquake ground motion.

Beneath northwestern California, northwestern Oregon and southwestern British Columbia the probability of a similar sized earthquake over 50 years is somewhat lower, but still a major component of the earthquake hazard in each area.

Michel and colleagues compared the amount of slip in earthquakes on the Parkfield segment of the fault with the between - earthquake accumulation of seismic moment (a measure of earthquake size that is related to the fault area, amount of fault slip, and the material strength).

Combining theory and computer simulations of dynamic earthquake ruptures, Ampuero and his colleagues developed a model that explains how the size of injection - induced earthquakes depends on not only the volume of fluid being injected but also the energy stored on nearby faults.

Worldwide About Blog The mission of the World Earthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneEarthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneearthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public.

Worldwide About Blog The mission of the World Earthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneEarthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneearthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public.

Titan: The second generation of the full - sized pickup was to have appeared as a 2014 model but was pushed back a year as a result of the strain on engineering resources caused by the March 2011 Japanese earthquake.

Other choices you'll have will include the size of your deductible, endorsements to cover certain classes of valuables, and additional coverages for special types of risks such as earthquake and flood, which aren't included in standard homeowners policies.

Worldwide About Blog The mission of the World Earthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneEarthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneearthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public.

Since the 1990s Stella has explored this concept in increasingly complex two - and three - dimensional works of various materials, such as the large - scale aluminum and steel sculpture Raft of the Medusa (Part I) and the mural - size painting Earthquake in Chile.

It takes about 10 minutes to convincingly locate the size and epicenter of a large earthquake, and another 10 to estimate the spreading of the tsunami across the ocean.

In 2004, all we had was estimates of earthquake sizes and guesses as to the sizes of the ocean - crossing waves.

In terms of energy release, Japan's event was roughly half the size of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake, the smallest of the big three, so things could have been worse....

Although a major plate boundary with a history of large - to - great sized earthquakes, large earthquakes on the Himalayan thrust are rare in the documented historical era.

The seismic record of the region, extending back to 1255, suggests that earthquakes of this size occur approximately every 75 years, indicating that a devastating earthquake is inevitable in the long term.

The preliminary location, size and focal mechanism of the April 25 earthquake are consistent with its occurrence on the main subduction thrust interface between the India and Eurasia plates.

Surely, this is a problem common to all attempts to forecast seismic shaking and prepare for disasters, and should cause us to reassess how we estimate the maximum size and frequency of earthquakes on hazardous faults — including those in California.

In fact, when you consider the Frontier State's extreme weather, its huge geographical size and spread out population, and Alaska's unforgiving and active geology (Alaska experiences an average of 1,000 earthquakes per month.)

Most of the coverages that are needed by small to medium sized businesses, with the exception of «Commercial Auto Insurance» and «Workers Compensation» are generally included in a BOP; but there are a number of other coverages such as flood insurance or earthquake insurance or specialized liabilities that are generally not included in a BOP.

A home insurance quote would capture data about your home (location, building materials, etc.), type and size of coverage required (content coverage, earthquake coverage, sewer backup protection, etc.).

Worldwide About Blog The mission of the World Earthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneEarthquakes Live Center (WELC) is to determine rapidly the location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the geneearthquakes worldwide, through authorized seismological centers, and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public.