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Match the Ring of Fire element in column 1 to the characteristics in column 2. A. 2004 tsunami Most people had not yet gone to work B. Mount Pinatubo 1991 Subduction quake C. Mount Saint Helens 1980 B?
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2004 tsunami: Subduction quake, Mount Pinatubo, 1991: Most successful evacuation in history, Mount Saint Helens, 1980: Blanketed many states with ash, Kobe earthquake, 1995: Most people had not yet gone to work
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2004 tsunami : subduction quake
mount pinatubo 1991 : most successful evacuation
mount saint helens 1980 : blanketed many states with ash
Kobe earthquake 1995 : most people had not yet gone to work
Alyssia Furtado
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What is the maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is generated at the subduction zone?
Ocean Village is about 500 miles from a subduction zone which has the potential of producing a tsunami generating earthquake. What is the maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is generated at that subduction zone?
Does subduction cause earthquakes?
Yes. It is also the type most likely to cause a tsunami.
How likely is Houston is to experience a tsunami?
Houston is very unlikely to experience a tsunami. Most tsunamis originate at subduction zones of which there are none in the Gulf of Mexico. There are islands that would block a tsunami in between the Gulf and the nearest subduction zone. Most tsunamis that somehow find their way to Texas will be fairly small, though still capable of causing damage. Even in an event like this, Houston would be protected from the tsunami by Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.
Why do tsunamis happen every 10 or 12 years?
Tsunamis don't generate every 10-12 years. They are generated almost every time there is a powerful earthquake along a subduction zone. If there's an earthquake on a subduction fault that hits 9.0+, you can almost be guaranteed that a tsunami's no more than half an hour away.
Is it the first time an earthquake and TSUNAMI hit Japan?
No. It is only one of many times that an earthquake and tsunami have hit Japan. Earthquakes in subduction zones such as the one of the coast of Japan often trigger tsunamis. The March 2011 earthquake, at magnitude 9.0, was the strongest on record in Japan though.
What is the maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is generated at the subduction zone?
Ocean Village is about 500 miles from a subduction zone which has the potential of producing a tsunami generating earthquake. What is the maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is generated at that subduction zone?
What does subduction?
Physically, a subduction zone creates a trench in the ocean. As an active event, a subduction creates an earth quake and possibly a tsunami (depending on how much water was displaced).
What natural disaster are prone to Bali?
Earthquakes/tsunami as it is close to a subduction zone.
Does subduction cause earthquakes?
Yes. It is also the type most likely to cause a tsunami.
How doe a tsunami form?
A tsunami forms when an earthquake occurs underwater causing a massive wave to hurl toward the opposite direction of the subduction zone.
Can a tsunami be formed a hundred miles out to sea?
Potentially. There are subduction zones away from continental margins. An asteroid impact in the ocean would also create a tsunami.
Does Illinoisan have any tsunami?
No. The only large body of water bordering Illinois is Lake Michigan. Since there is no subduction zone under the lake the chances of a tsunami occurring on it are very low.
How likely is Houston is to experience a tsunami?
Houston is very unlikely to experience a tsunami. Most tsunamis originate at subduction zones of which there are none in the Gulf of Mexico. There are islands that would block a tsunami in between the Gulf and the nearest subduction zone. Most tsunamis that somehow find their way to Texas will be fairly small, though still capable of causing damage. Even in an event like this, Houston would be protected from the tsunami by Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.
Is there any news about tsunami in the future?
Only that it is inevitable that there will be tsunamis in the future. One risk area is the Cascadia subduction zone of the northern Pacific coast of the U.S., which has a strong chanced of producing a major earthquake and tsunami.
Why do tsunamis happen every 10 or 12 years?
Tsunamis don't generate every 10-12 years. They are generated almost every time there is a powerful earthquake along a subduction zone. If there's an earthquake on a subduction fault that hits 9.0+, you can almost be guaranteed that a tsunami's no more than half an hour away.
Is it the first time an earthquake and TSUNAMI hit Japan?
No. It is only one of many times that an earthquake and tsunami have hit Japan. Earthquakes in subduction zones such as the one of the coast of Japan often trigger tsunamis. The March 2011 earthquake, at magnitude 9.0, was the strongest on record in Japan though.
Would an earthquake in the Colorado Rockies be likely to form a tsunami?
No. Tsunamis are the result of earthquakes that occur under the ocean, primarily in subduction zones. The Colorado Rockies have neither of these traits.
