Earthquakes by Brandon Clark

Examples of Earthquakes

brandonmc0108 — 2015-03-24 16:10:18 UTC

brandonmc0108 — 2015-03-24 16:58:22 UTC

The focus is the location where the earthquake begins.

The epicenter is the place

directly above the focus.

brandonmc0108 — 2015-03-24 17:12:14 UTC

Earthquakes occur on large

cracks in the earth's surface

called faults.

brandonmc0108 — 2015-03-24 17:15:30 UTC

Earthquakes happen when a tectonic plate rubs against another. This forms pressure, causing the earth's crust to shake

brandonmc0108 — 2015-03-31 16:53:17 UTC

There are three different types of faults.

brandonmc0108 — 2015-04-07 14:47:20 UTC

There are three different types of plate tectonics: divergent, convergent,

and transform boundaries.

- A divergent boundary happens when two plates move

away from each other

- A convergent boundary happens when two plates collide

- A transform boundary happens when two plates slide past each other

brandonmc0108 — 2015-04-07 15:12:44 UTC

Earthquakes are measured on a scale of 1 to 10, 1

being the weakest and 10 being the strongest. They

are measured using a seismograph, an instrument

that measures the sizes and vibrations of earthquakes.

brandonmc0108 — 2015-04-07 16:46:38 UTC

If I chose a place to live when I am an adult,

it would be Beaufort, South Carolina. Earthquakes

are not that common in South Carolina. Whenever an

earthquake does happen in South Carolina, it is usually

very weak. The closest place where a severe earthquake

happened to Beaufort is Charleston, South Carolina. The

flight distance from Beaufort to Charleston is about 43.23

miles.

brandonmc0108 — 2015-04-07 16:47:19 UTC