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Earthquakes In Mongolia
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage critical infrastructure, and wreak destruction across entire cities. The seismic activity of an area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes experienced over a particular time period. The seismicity at a particular location in the Earth is the average rate of seismic energy release per unit volume. The word ''tremor'' is also used for Episodic tremor and slip, non-earthquake seismic rumbling. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and displacing or disrupting the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quake Epicenters 1963-98
Quake may refer to: Seismology * Earthquake, a shaking of the earth's surface * Quake (natural phenomenon), surface shaking on any astronomical body Arts and entertainment * ''Quake'' (album), a 2003 album by Erik Friedlander * ''Quake'' (film), a 1992 American direct-to-video film * ''The Quake'' (film), a 2018 Norwegian film * ''Quake'' (series), a series of first-person shooter games ** ''Quake'' (video game), the 1996 first game in the series *** ''Quake'' engine, a game engine by ID Software, first used in the 1996 game *** ''Quake'' (original soundtrack), by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, 1996 ** ''Quake II'' engine, the 1997 second iteration of the game engine, first used in ''Quake II'' * WQKE, The Quake, an FM radio station in Plattsburgh, New York, US * Quake, a Transformers comics character * Quake, a superhero code name used by the Marvel Comics character Daisy Johnson Other uses * Quake (cereal), a breakfast cereal marketed with Quisp * Quake Inc., now Exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stick-slip Phenomenon
The stick–slip phenomenon, also known as the slip–stick phenomenon or simply stick–slip, is the spontaneous jerking motion that can occur while two objects are sliding over each other. Cause Below is a simple, heuristic description of stick–slip phenomena using classical mechanics that is relevant for engineering descriptions. However, in actuality, there is little consensus in academia regarding the actual physical description of stick–slip which follows the lack of understanding about friction phenomena in general. The generally agreed upon view is that stick–slip behavior results from common phonon modes (at the interface between the substrate and the slider) that are pinned in an undulating potential well landscape that un-pin (slip) and pin (stick) primarily influenced by thermal fluctuations. However, stick–slip frictional behaviour is encountered over a wide range of length scales from the atomic up to the tectonic, and there is no single underlying physical me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly through California. It forms the tectonics, tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is Fault (geology)#Strike-slip faults, right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal). The fault divides into three segments, each with different characteristics and a different degree of earthquake risk. The slip rate along the fault ranges from /yr. It was formed by a transform boundary. The fault was identified in 1895 by Professor Andrew Lawson of University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley, who discovered the northern zone. It is often described as having been named after San Andreas Lake, a small body of water that was formed in a valley between the two plates. However, according to some of his reports from 1895 and 1908, Lawson actually named it after the surrounding San Andreas Valley. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Lawson concluded that the fault extende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
