The Atlantic Ocean is a little smaller than the Pacific Ocean. sharks are found in the Atlantic Ocean‚ which is near the gulf. A pretty cool fact I found is a mountain called the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Secondly‚ the Southern Ocean close to Antarctica. The arctic ocean is the habitat of the penguins we call Emperor penguins. the arctic ocean is five million square miles big to a depth of eight-teen thousand. The Atlantic Ocean runs 32 million square miles‚ the arctic ocean is five million square miles
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First of all‚ Chile have many major active fault zones that are the root causes of earthquakes and other natural diaster. The Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault is major geological fault that runs a length of roughly 1000 km in a north-south direction and exhibits current seismicity. It is located in the Chilean Northern Patagonian Andes. It is a dextral intra-arc transform fault. When considered a fault zone‚ the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone (LOFZ) might include other neighboring faults such as Reigolil-Pirihueico
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There has been an obvious escalation in seismic activity in Oklahoma that has left scientists as well as residents baffled as what could be the primary cause. The objective of this paper is to establish how the fracking processes of salt water disposal (SWD) and earthquakes are connected in Oklahoma. There has been previous examinations that has illustrated operations such as fracking sites throughout Oklahoma that were capable of producing a small quantity of earthquakes‚ however until now scientists
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The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable
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The San Andreas Fault is a fault that goes about 800 miles through California. The fault is named after the San Andreas Lake which is a lake that formed in the middle of the Fault. A fault is a break in the earth’s surface where two tectonic plates meet. The San Andreas Fault forms the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The San Andreas Fault is the most famous fault in the world. It is about ten miles deep. The San Andreas Fault caused the 1906 San Francisco
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The worst earthquake Haiti has experienced in two centuries has hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday (12/01/2010)‚ destroying homes‚ hospitals‚ schools and effecting up to three million people. The earthquake hit at 4:53 PM (Pacific Time)‚ 25 km southwest of Port-au-Prince. The initial shock registered at a magnitude of 7.0 and was followed by two aftershocks of magnitudes of 5.9 and 5.5. More aftershocks are expected to follow in the coming days. The focus occurred at a depth of
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“Stress is like depression‚ only it has yet to be categorized as a disease.” – Doctor Walter. I figured I had a minute‚ probably less. I strained to hear even the slightest sound of music inside without success. No blaring television or creaking floorboards‚ just the constant sound of my wary heart beat. I was certain the life I had chosen was happiness‚ the perfect life‚ or so I believed. Until I felt nothingness and realized that this world’s perception of happiness is wrong. Momentarily‚ my
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Santa Maria Volcano Santa Maria’s first recorded eruption was in 1902‚ it was dormant for at least 500-1000 years before that. When it awoke‚ it caused seismic swarm activation in many volcanos in the region. There was also a major earthquake along with the many eruptions. The eruption tore most of the south western part of the volcano off and around 5‚000 people were killed as a result of it. The volcanic ash fell as far as San Francisco‚ which is 2‚996.8 miles from Santa Maria. The volcano didn’t
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The volcanic explosion of Mount St. Helens May 18‚ 1980 left the world in shock. For two months prior to the event small earthquakes had been recorded. On March 27‚ 1980 Mt. St. Helens had it first eruption in over 100 years. From then the volcano was erupting several times per day with nothing but steam until April 22 when its activity ceased. Prior to April 22 the earthquake had been effected by over 10‚000 small earthquakes. On May 18‚ 1980 at approximately 8:32 am the volcano truly awoke from
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California’s Distinctiveness California is the most memorable state in the history by its geography and diverse climate. It is considered to have one of the most overwhelming varieties of nature and thus‚ leading nation’s agriculture. California is well-endowed with mountains‚ forests‚ trees‚ beaches‚ ocean‚ sand‚ rivers and much more different mother nature gifts. Its astonishing geographical location allow to have the most of the nature assortment and wealth. However‚ for every beautiful thing
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