Earthquake Effects

Human Made Structures

Structures are made to withstand earthquakes. They are made not only to not collapse but even protect

people. They were started for the millions of casualties in the

past were over 98%.

DAMAGE!

The amount of damage done to a structure would have to rely on the duration of the shake

Tsunamis

Its no surprise that earthquakes cause tsunamis Their destructive and deadly force has wiped out many

cities Japan received a very nasty one last year

March 11, 2011

Sendai, Japan an earthquake moved it about 8 feet The earthquakes magnitude was that of an 8.9 The tsunami that was caused by this flooded more than

4 kilometers(2.5 miles)

Coastal flooding from the March 11, 2011 tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off Japan's northeast coast can be seen in this before/after image pair from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft. Image credit:NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL

Broken electricity and gas lines

With broken buildings and structures, comes broken power lines and gas as well

Usually, in the aftermath of an earthquake, that’s the number 2 thing people call their insurance for to fix

Hazards for this can be gas leaks which can lead to air contamination as well as fires