Earthquakes
Sounds of Earthquakes
• http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/listen/allsounds.php
• http://www.cisn.org/special/evt.04.09.28/sounds/pkfpilot_16x_10.wav
• http://www.dosits.org/gallery/othrntrl/3.htm
Animation• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4126809.stm
Puget Sound Earthquake Origin and Occurrence
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ships/pastquak.html
Puget Sound Earthquakes
Puget Sound Earthquakes
Puget Sound Earthquakes
Puget Sound Earthquakes
The Seattle Fault
The Seattle Fault
Seismic Profile at right angles to the Seattle Fault Zone.
The Seattle Fault
View in a trench along the Seattle Fault.
The Seattle Fault
Source:
Earthquake Engineering Institute and Washington Military Department, Emergency Management division (2005). Scenario for a Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake on the Seattle Fault.
Scenario
Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake on the Seattle Fault
The Nisqually Earthquake
The Nisqually Earthquake
Other Earthquakes
Seattle Fault and “Lifelines”
Source:
Seattle Police Department (2004). Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis.
Transportation infrastructure at
risk on soils prone to
liquefaction
Bridges at Risk
Could this Happen to the Alaskan Way Viaduct?
Puget Sound Earthquakes
Juan de Fuca faults
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
Magnitude 7.3
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/south_asia/2005/south_asia_quake/default.stm
http://www.pakquake2005.com/
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
Map of Collapsed Schools as of march 2006
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Photos/PAK/2005-Earthquake/default.asp
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
Map of Internally Displaced Persons
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
Map of Migration Intensity and Location of Camps
Pakistan Earthquake October 2005
Map of Tents Delivered