Slide 1EARTHQUAKES Slide 2 What are Earthquakes? The shaking or trembling of the earth/ground caused by the sudden release of energy Usually associated with faulting or breaking…

1.What are Earthquakes? The shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of energy Usually associated with faulting or breaking of rocks Continuing adjustment of position…

1. Earthquake 2. Foci – location inside earth where an earthquake starts Epicenter – Point on earth’s surface directly above the focus 3. Anatomy of Earthquakes 4.…

1. Presented By –Nikhil Kulkarni BE09F01F001Mudassir Shaikh BE09F01F003Pirpasha Ujede BE09F01F012Rahul Agrawal BE09F01F017 2. India is vulnerable to differentnatural hazards…

1. CHAPTER 6 SEISMIC ENERGY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT Missamraza , Hiren, Yogesh Mechanical Dept. LJ Polytechnic 2. SEISMIC ENERGY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT What are Earthquakes?…

Slide 1What are Earthquakes? The shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of energy Usually associated with faulting or breaking of rocks Continuing adjustment of…

Slide 1 Earthquakes Waves & Seismograms Lecture prepared by Mr. B Slide 2 Topics Elastic rebound theory Seismic waves Seismograph and seismogram Finding distance to an…

Slide 1 1 What is a wave? A disturbance that propagates Examples Waves on the surface of water Sound waves in air Electromagnetic waves Seismic waves through the earth Electromagnetic…

Slide 1 1 What is a wave? A disturbance that propagates  energy transferred Examples Waves on the surface of water Sound waves in air Electromagnetic waves Seismic waves…

Slide 1 Anatomy of an Earthquake Focus (or hypocentre): the center of energy release. Epicentre: the point on the ground surface immediately above the focus (closest point…