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Earthquakes

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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EARTHQUAKES

BY: RICHARD FISETTE
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WHATS A EARTHQUAKE

AN EARTHQUAKE IS A SUDDEN MOVEMENT IN THE EARTHS CRUST
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WHERE THEY OCCUR

EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN ALONG THE BOUNDARIES OF TECTONIC PLATES
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HOW THEY HAPPEN

EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN WHEN UNDERGROUND ROCKS BREAK ALONG THE FAULT OR TWO PLATES RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER
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5 FUN FACTS

  • The earthquake that hit Japan on March,11,2011 reached 9.0 and killed 15000
  • Most powerful earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5
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5 FUN FACTS PART 2

  • A earthquake in New Zealand costed about 15 billion dollars
  • In January 2010 200,000 died because of earthquakes
  • There are about 500,000 earthquakes in a year
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Richard Fisette