Any California Earthquake.
California is in a slip zone, where one plate is riding next to another at different rates of speed. Occasionally, the joint, or fault, slips, causing movement and the earthquake.
2007-03-23 13:39:24
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answered by edward_otto@sbcglobal.net 5
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The details of Tsunami that hit our shore on 26th Dec 2004.
Even though I understood the situation and warned the people 2 hours before it struck our officials refused to accept my warning . We lost the life of ten thousand in our country alone.
Something to keep in mind is that the 2004 tsunami, generated by the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was made by a 750 mile long section of the crust slipping about 50 ft along the subduction zone. The total energy released was equivalent to about 0.8 gigatons (or about 800 Megatons) of TNT being detonated. The largest nuclear weapon design, totally an exercise in propaganda, is the Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) designed by Russia at 650 Megatons. The several astronomically large vessels required to transport it make it impossible to use in warfare. The largest bomb ever tested, also an exercise in cold-war propaganda, had an explosive magnitude of 50 Megatons, an intended maximum power, scaled down so it didnt hugely pollute Russia with radioactive fallout from 100 Megatons. It also is so insanely large that it could never be transported in a military setting
Great earthquakes occur once a year, on average. The largest recorded earthquake was the Great Chilean Earthquake of May 22, 1960 which had a magnitude (MW) of 9.5 (Chile 1960).
2007-03-24 02:49:04
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answered by A.Ganapathy India 7
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The eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington in 1980.
2007-03-24 08:44:32
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answered by Zeppfan35 3
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The Tsunami that hit Purket and Srilanka.
2007-03-23 20:37:24
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answered by Lis 3
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Tsunami?
2007-03-23 20:36:38
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answered by Pippa A 2
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