Collapse Earthquake
Collapse earthquake happens due to many man-made things like building collapse and some natural phenomena like landslides. These kinds of earthquakes are typically very small but can be deadly if they occur in a populated area. Collapse Earthquake is directly or indirectly related to the other types of Earthquakes.
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Causes of Collapse Earthquakes |
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Landslides |
Ground shaking slopes, causing rock and soil to collapse. These collapses can generate their seismic signals, but wouldn’t be classified as separate “collapse earthquakes.” |
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Building collapses |
Strong shaking can damage or destroy buildings, leading to their collapse. While the collapse itself doesn’t generate an earthquake, it can create seismic noise and vibrations |
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Withdrawal of fluids |
Removing fluids like water, oil, or gas from underground reservoirs can create cavities, leading to subsidence and potentially triggering small earthquakes. |
Effects of Collapse Earthquake
- Stronger earthquakes are more likely to cause buildings to collapse.
- Older buildings may be more susceptible to collapse than newer buildings that have been built to meet more stringent earthquake codes.
- Buildings built on soft soils are more likely to collapse than those built on rock.
Earthquakes Types
There are four main four types of earthquakes. They are Tectonic, Volcanic, Collapse, and Explosion. The horseshoe-shaped zone surrounding the Pacific Ocean has many subduction zones and is responsible for about 90% of the world’s major earthquakes countries like Japan, Indonesia, Chile, and the Philippines are located along this zone. Earthquake is a natural phenomenon. An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are large, rigid pieces of the Earth’s crust.
In this article, we will look into the meaning, types, causes, and effects of different types of earthquakes. Let’s start.
Table of Content
- What is an Earthquake?
- Types of Earthquakes
- Tectonic Earthquake
- Volcanic Earthquake
- Collapse Earthquake
- Explosion Earthquake
- Method of Triangulation to Detect the Center of the Earthquake
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