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The earth is made up of many plates all overlapping, when the rub against each other, due to the build up of force underneath, this causes an earthquake. The plates are large and don't run through some ccuontries. However one thing is for sure, that when one strikes, the people inhabitating the area- like in Haiti- live's will never be the same
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How many people died in the earthquake in Chile?
In the earthquake that occurred on the 27th of February 2010, official figures released on the 15th of May 2010 state that there were 521 confirmed fatalities with 56 missing. In the earthquake that occurred on the 22nd of May 1960, estimates range from 2231, 3000, or 5700 fatalities with estimates from other sources as high as 6000 dead. Please see the related links.
What causes the fracture of the ground?
Earthquake causes fracture of the ground.
What does a fault have to do with an earthquake?
The fault is what causes an earthquake by sliding together, making friction.
Which form of severe weather causes the most fatalities in the U.S.?
Extreme temperatures cause the most fatalities in the US. Both extreme heat and extreme cold.
How does the earthquake in japan start?
There are vaults in Earth's surface. They can be anywhere. These vaults are just cracks in the earth. The 2 pieces put a lot of pressure together, forming an earthquake, later turning into a mountain or a depression. If a vault is underwater, it causes an earthquake, as the one in Japan. Japan's earthquake had 8.9 magnitude. An earthquake underwater causes the water to overwhelm, and it causes a tsunami.
What type of boat emergancy causes the most fatalities?
Capsizing causes the most fatalities.
What type of boating emergency's causes the most fatalities?
Capsizing causes the most fatalities.
What type of boating emergency causes the most fatalities?
Capsizing causes the most fatalities.
What earthquake did nearly all the fatalities occur on a river?
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Where was the deadliest earthquake ever?
The earthquake "Shaanxi" in China in January 1956 is considered as the deadliest earthquake ever, with 820,000-830,000 fatalities.
How many fatalities were there in the 2004 earthquake in mindoro?
According to experts, in the 2004 earthquake near the island of Mindoro approximately 78 people died from the tsunami that occurred after the earthquake.
When was the earthquake in Turkey?
There are multiple small earthquakes in Turkey each day but most of those are not felt. There is a major earthquake (magnitude 6+) every one to two years.Most recent large earthquake:2010 Mar 08 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.1 Fatalities 42Largest recorded magnitude in Turkey:1668 Aug 17 - Anatolia, Turkey - M 8.0 Fatalities 8,000Most fatalities:1939 Dec 26 - Erzincan, Turkey - M 7.8 Fatalities 32,700
What causes 9 out of 10 hurricane fatalities?
flooding
What boating emergency causes the most fatalities?
Capsizing
What boating emergency causes most fatalities?
Capsizing
What type of boating emergency causes the most fatality?
Capsizing causes the most fatalities.
Which was the more catastrophic earthquake the Kobe or the northridge?
The 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake killed around 6000 people, while the Northridge, California earthquake only resulted in around 60 fatalities.
