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Topic: Disasters, Earthquakes
 Recent discussions about Disasters, Earthquakes at the Godlike Productions forum.

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or the related and mostly obsolete Richter magnitude, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale.

At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by a shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.

In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans—that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments.

An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter means the point at ground level directly above this.

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 ThreadPosted byRepliesViewsRatingPostedUpdated
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Anonymous Coward055N/A08/29/08
5:10 PM
08/29/08
5:10 PM
 8+ EQ Expected witHin 48 Hours
Page 1, 2, 3
Majestic902911
(17 votes)
08/21/08
2:55 PM
08/29/08
9:04 AM
=== A 9 Richter Quake in Russia and nobody reports? Anonymous Coward29805
(7 votes)
08/28/08
7:52 PM
08/29/08
8:58 AM
EQ ALERT ! ! ! REPORT FOR CALIFORNIA AND WEST COAST - LATEST REPORT GO TO Pg 4
Page 1, 2, 3, 4
jarha1083517
(20 votes)
07/19/08
6:31 PM
08/28/08
6:02 PM
 what`s up with Canada? All those eq`s! Vet ikke10101
(1 votes)
08/28/08
1:23 AM
08/28/08
11:02 AM
 Magnitude 6.1 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION Anonymous Coward240
(1 votes)
08/28/08
10:39 AM
08/28/08
10:41 AM
6 Mag EQ - China Is45382N/A08/05/08
12:11 PM
08/28/08
9:31 AM
 EQ Sensitives, ??? Anonymous Coward13167N/A08/26/08
10:54 PM
08/27/08
7:23 PM
 Magnitude 6.3 - LAKE BAYKAL REGION, RUSSIA WEEEEEEEE8186
(1 votes)
08/26/08
9:54 PM
08/26/08
10:52 PM
Magnitude 6.3 - NORTHERN PERU Anonymous Coward036N/A08/26/08
5:25 PM
08/26/08
5:25 PM
Big quake off Java triggers tsunami alert DrPostman4186
(1 votes)
08/26/08
12:58 AM
08/26/08
3:27 AM
 CHINA 6.6 EQ watcher21400
(3 votes)
08/25/08
9:36 AM
08/25/08
2:49 PM
 5.2 EQ China .... yawn... Kanigo2021N/A08/25/08
10:59 AM
08/25/08
10:59 AM
 Mini Tsunami & Unusual Tidal Patterns - South Africa Watch Out281N/A08/24/08
10:23 AM
08/24/08
10:32 AM
 China EQ's 5.9029N/A08/21/08
12:16 PM
08/21/08
12:16 PM
 Tsunami from outer space: Please prepare yourselves for unimaginable destruction in the weeks ahead
Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ..., 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
ESA, Germany6156447579
(963 votes)
02/18/07
4:00 PM
08/17/08
3:51 PM
EQ in Russia 5.6 Severnaya Zemlya emerald_glow285N/A08/13/08
5:44 PM
08/13/08
5:59 PM
 Magnitude 6.0 - ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION Anonymous Coward12147N/A08/10/08
4:39 AM
08/10/08
10:03 AM
 Magnitude 6.4 - BALLENY ISLANDS REGION Anonymous Coward151N/A08/09/08
2:19 AM
08/09/08
2:21 AM
 Magnitude 6.0 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA .08.08.08 antwan570N/A08/08/08
2:46 PM
08/08/08
2:50 PM
 Made a guess a while back that 8-8-08 we'd have an 8.0 EQ Anonymous Coward366N/A08/08/08
4:59 AM
08/08/08
6:36 AM
EQ 6 in Sumatra fërú.246N/A08/08/08
3:37 AM
08/08/08
3:47 AM
 Over A HUNDRED eq's at Andreanoff Island TODAY Dread Pirate Roberts30540
(5 votes)
08/07/08
11:41 AM
08/07/08
8:07 PM
WTF !! WTF !! AFTER SUBPRIME TSUNAMI , A BIGGER WAVE OF LOAN DEFAULTS IS COMMING !! NYT REPORTS !!
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THE WTF GUY !!341812
(8 votes)
08/04/08
9:43 AM
08/05/08
8:32 PM
 BREAKING: 7.9 EQ CHINA !!!!!! Anonymous Coward21626
(6 votes)
08/05/08
7:05 AM
08/05/08
8:31 AM
 GULF OF CALIFORNIA Magnitude 4.3 Cassie :-)10186
(1 votes)
08/05/08
4:15 AM
08/05/08
8:20 AM
No large EQ in California soon Kevin Martin9153N/A08/03/08
2:38 PM
08/03/08
10:04 PM
The eclipse will cause another EQ in China ...8 days before the Olympics fërú.8202
(3 votes)
08/01/08
2:07 AM
08/01/08
2:37 PM
 Mabus to usher in NAU after massive NWO generated EQ in Cali 2009 Anonymous Coward032N/A08/01/08
12:06 PM
08/01/08
12:06 PM
 Tears in Heaven tsunami Anonymous Coward151N/A07/31/08
3:50 AM
07/31/08
3:52 AM
 Massive Tsunami to hit East Coast: November 15, 2008 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Ambassador Phelps5200
(3 votes)
07/30/08
11:09 PM
07/31/08
1:13 AM
5.8 EQ Riverside LA and afterquakes ... & so it begins Anonymous Coward5162
(1 votes)
07/30/08
7:20 AM
07/30/08
7:53 AM
 8.0 EQ on 8-08-08... Anonymous Coward4121
(3 votes)
07/27/08
1:57 AM
07/27/08
2:34 AM
 About time for another 8.0 EQ? Anonymous Coward146N/A07/26/08
2:49 AM
07/26/08
2:50 AM
Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan, 107 injured Anonymous Coward368
(1 votes)
07/24/08
9:50 AM
07/24/08
10:01 AM
 japan - 6.80 magnitude rlc3764158
(1 votes)
07/24/08
3:01 AM
07/24/08
10:01 AM
 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Injures Dozens in Northern Japan Anonymous Coward051N/A07/24/08
5:59 AM
07/24/08
5:59 AM
 WHEN WAS THE last EQ of Japan before today? Anonymous Coward562N/A07/23/08
2:41 PM
07/24/08
3:53 AM
 6.3 eq Kuril islands. Spirit * Man !479N/A07/23/08
10:00 PM
07/23/08
10:14 PM
 BREAKING NEWS: Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits main Japanese island of Honshu Anonymous Coward4217
(1 votes)
07/23/08
11:43 AM
07/23/08
12:59 PM
 6.8 EQ Japan Anonymous Coward143
(1 votes)
07/23/08
12:28 PM
07/23/08
12:30 PM
 6.4 EQ Fiji Region Anonymous Coward138N/A07/19/08
7:15 PM
07/19/08
7:15 PM
6.8 EQ SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION Earth420048N/A07/19/08
6:21 PM
07/19/08
6:21 PM
 EQ's in pairs. What's going on? Anonymous Coward182N/A07/18/08
10:47 PM
07/19/08
11:11 AM
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits east coast of Japan shakin138N/A07/19/08
6:24 AM
07/19/08
6:32 AM
 5.6 Oregon BIG EQ
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fërú.471112
(12 votes)
07/17/08
7:19 PM
07/18/08
7:03 PM
WTF !! WTF !! THE FINANCIAL TSUNAMI WAVE IS BREAKING !! THE WTF GUY !!3303
(1 votes)
07/17/08
8:44 PM
07/17/08
9:56 PM
Magnitude 5.3 Aftershock Anonymous Coward3134
(1 votes)
07/16/08
7:01 AM
07/16/08
11:15 AM
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TSUNAMI RELIEF FUND??? You won’t believe this!!!!!!!!17295
(2 votes)
07/12/08
11:54 PM
07/16/08
12:40 AM
 Magnitude 4.2 earthquake felt in central Ore. SilverBullet049N/A07/15/08
8:38 PM
07/15/08
8:38 PM
Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Anonymous Coward3125N/A07/15/08
5:05 AM
07/15/08
5:40 AM
 6.4 eq Greece. * <-----Kingdo m of Heaven487N/A07/14/08
11:41 PM
07/15/08
12:17 AM
 EQ 6.4 IN GREECE fërú.052N/A07/15/08
12:00 AM
07/15/08
12:00 AM
>= 5.0 Mag Magnituge Quake Quakes Earthquake Earthquakes Eq Eqs - P O S T - ______!______052N/A07/14/08
7:10 AM
07/14/08
7:10 AM
>= 6.0 Mag Magnituge Quake Quakes Earthquake Earthquakes Eq Eqs - - P O S T - - ______!______055N/A07/14/08
7:03 AM
07/14/08
7:03 AM
 Magnitude 7.7 - SEA OF OKHOTSK Russia Prof_Rabbit10312
(2 votes)
07/05/08
12:44 AM
07/11/08
10:26 AM
 Tesla's Through-The-Earth Communication World System Ready, These Frequencies will cause more EQ's, Super Storms, Volcanic Activity, ect.
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Finally Made public after 50yr331229
(8 votes)
08/15/07
2:25 PM
07/10/08
5:34 AM
 **USGS 'tweeking' EQ mags again (STILL)...Removed**
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Anonymous Coward32591
(4 votes)
07/06/08
12:38 AM
07/08/08
11:31 PM
5.7 magnitude quake shakes islands north of Japan Daughter of zion279N/A07/06/08
8:52 AM
07/06/08
9:08 AM
Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes in Sea Off Russia, USGS Says ,,SHIT Daughter of zion5231
(1 votes)
07/05/08
12:27 PM
07/05/08
12:49 PM
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