EARTHQUAKER

NAME : SITI NUR ADIBA BINTI AZAMAN CLASS: KPLSPM RBT A IC NO : 890330- 06- 5868

NATURAL DISASTER
 A natural disaster is the consequence of a

natural hazard (e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide) which affects human activities.

Earthquakes
 Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or

wildlife.

 It is usually the secondary events that they

trigger, such as building collapse, fires, tsunamis and volcanoes, that are actually the human disaster. construction, safety systems, early warning and evacuation planning, the term unnatural disaster is not unwarranted.

 As many of these could be avoided by better

EARTHQUAKE FACTS
 Most earthquakes occur at fault zones, where

tectonic plates; giant rock slabs that make up the Earth's upper layer; collide or slide against each other
 However, immense stress can build up

between plates.

 When this stress is released quickly, it sends

massive vibrations, called seismic waves, often hundreds of miles through the rock and up to the surface.
 Quakes can occur far from faults zones when

plates are stretched or squeezed.

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
 Scientists assign a magnitude rating to

earthquakes based on the strength and duration of their seismic waves.

    

A quake measuring : 3 to 5 would be considered minor or light 5 to 7 is moderate to strong 7 to 8 is major 8 or more is great.

Some of the most significant earthquakes in recent times include:

 The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, the

second largest earthquake in recorded history, registering a moment magnitude of 9.3. The huge tsunamis triggered by this earthquake cost the lives of at least 229,000 people.
 The 7.6-7.7 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which

cost 79,000 lives in Pakistan.

 The 7.7 magnitude July 2006 Java earthquake,

which also triggered tsunamis.

 A Sumatran village, devastated by the tsunami  The 7.9 magnitude May 12, 2008 Sichuan

that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake earthquake in Sichuan Province, China. Death toll at over 61,150 as of May 27, 2008. Earthquake in Chino Hills, California.

 The 5.4 magnitude July29, 2008 Chino Hills

EFFECT
 the destruction is often compounded by mud

slides, fires, floods, or tsunamis

 Smaller temblors that usually occur in the

days following a large earthquake can complicate rescue efforts and cause further death and destruction.

SOLVE
 Loss of life can be avoided through

emergency planning, education, and the construction of buildings that sway rather than break under the stress of an earthquake.