Is there a possibility that this might have happened because of the North Korean underground neuclear detenation?
2006-10-15 11:41:24 · 8 answers · asked by bingobirdie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
No. I have already explained this for another gentle man. The energy released from neuclear bomb was equivalent to only 3.8 Richter scale. That is about 800 tonnes of energy released. It will affect only for the radius of about 50 kilometers. The energy released by the earthquake in Hawaii is
!.A magnitude 6.3 earthquake IN THE HAWAII REGION, HAWAII has occurred at:19.84N 156.06W Depth 24km Sun Oct 15 17:07:48 2006 UTC
2.A magnitude 5.8 earthquake IN THE HAWAII REGION, HAWAII has occurred at:19.95N 156.16W Depth 5km Sun Oct 15 17:14:09 2006 UTC
That is first it released about about 2 million tonnes of energy next it released about 80,000 tones of energy .Pleas do not compare this with neuclear bomb.
2006-10-15 21:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some geologists feel that the blast from the Korean bomb was too weak to cause this or the Japanese earthquake. In that area there are 3 major tectonic plates that meet. Korea is on Eurasian plate, there is the Philipino plate and the Pacific plate. I think those are the right names, but you can google it to make sure.
A quick look at the tectonics of the area would indicate a negative response, but two earthquakes so close in time to the explosion makes me wonder, too. Mike F's comment about dissipating energy makes a heck of a lot of sense.
2006-10-15 11:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly.
2006-10-15 11:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad to see that this was said. Doesn't it seem so obvious! Every time they light ono off a natural disaster occours. Energy has to be disipated some how? Hope an expert can shine a light on this for you.
2006-10-15 11:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by jr128128 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. the Hawaiian Island chain lies in what is call the ring of fire
meaning that they are located in an area of the planet that are prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
2006-10-15 11:55:35 · answer #5 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its possible but hawaii is located out in like near the equator and is always warm and tropical and earthquakes arent unusual to happen there.
2006-10-15 11:50:44 · answer #6 · answered by 9buzz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No chance in my opinion. Go to usgs.gov and ask a geologist
2006-10-15 13:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea!
2006-10-15 11:48:54 · answer #8 · answered by Danielle_C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋