Before I begin talking about earthquakes I should explain how earthquakes begin and their results. The movement of the earth plates are the ones that causes earthquakes. It occurs when plates meet along plate boundaries. When they move towards each other, one of the plates can be pushed down the bottom of the other plate, into the mantle. This is consider the subduction zone. When the plates gets stuck, it causes a lot of pressure on the surrounding rocks. The pressure will released and produce shock
In Heinrich von Kleist’s, The Earthquake in Chile, illustrates the story of star-crossed lovers brought together through a natural disaster. The description of the earthquake presents itself as a scene from hell. The relation between the destructiveness of the earthquake and the image of hell of apocalyptic literature presents the end of the world for the people of Chile. Kleist uses imagery to portray post earthquake Chile as the Garden Eden, the presence of a pomegranate tree symbolizes the start
The story starts off in Santiago, Chile in 1647 with the main character Jeronim Rugera where he is preparing to hang himself while he is in prison. Jeronimo was a tutor at the Don Asteron household in till it was discovered that Jeronimo was having an illicit relationship with Josephe, the daughter of Don Henrico Asteron, by her brother. Josephe was then promptly sent to the convent of Our Lady of the Mountain but she was still able to keep up the illicit relationship with Jeronimo in till Josephe
Chile Earthquake 2010 1. Basic Information The 2010 Chile earthquake took place off the coast of the central Chile on February 27th at 06:34 UTC, causing an intense shaking which lasted for three minutes. The earthquake affected six Chilean regions from north to the south in which Concepción occupants were the main victims. The population occupying these areas contributes approximately 80% of Chile's population; hence it severely affected the country. The disaster was natural which resulted from
Dowrick (”Earthquake Risk Reduction”in Wiley) explains that seismic hazard is any physical phenomenon associated with an earthquake that may produce adverse effects on human activities. Earthquakes occur very suddenly without any warning. Thus, earthquake not only destructs people’s living environment, but also affects people’s mental health. People are more scared of earthquake. In 2010, there are two severe earthquakes, which are Haiti Earthquake and Chile Earthquake. Both of these two earthquakes produced
they will be five type of course material to prove that God involvement devastate these peoples but in reality it the peoples fault that should take the blame. Firstly, the story shows signs of the existence of God is in course material of "Earthquake in Chile" when Jeronimo was trap in prison and Josefa was about to be killed Jeronimo seek God
The Great Chilean Earthquake, considered one of the largest registered in history happened on a Sunday of March 22, 1960 at around 3:11pm local time in Chile. Its epicenter was registered near the neighborhoods of the city of Valdivia, Chile and had a magnitude of 9.6 on the Richter scale. After the main shock, a series of major Earthquakes were registered between May 21 and June 6 that affected much of Southern Chile. The quake was felt in different parts of the planet and produced a tsunami that
causing earthquakes. As a type of geophysical hazard, earthquakes are inevitable for mankind living on the Earth, which destroy tremendous buildings, and take human life away. However, influences of earthquakes can be reduced if people take appropriate actions. This report provide an overview of two earthquakes that happened in Haiti and Chile in 2010, and compare and contrast these two earthquakes to see how the consequences of earthquakes can be reduced. Introduction of The Chile Earthquake The Chilean
Republic of Chile is located in South America, and is well known for its ski resorts and popular wildlife. Chile was once a Spanish colony, but gained its independence in the nineteenth century. After the twentieth century, Chile’s economy has grown substantially because of their use of the Andes Mountains for tourist attractions. Chile has become modernized, urbanized, and has grown overall as a country. In 1520, Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan came upon the land we now know as Chile. With most
Chile is a very dynamic country with many interesting features that have shaped their aviation industry to be one of the most unique in the world. Apart from having a very unique shape, it also has many land features that set it apart from other countries. These features have affected the international aviation industry in Chile and made it very distinctive. Before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century, Chile was home to the Inca tribe in the north and the Mapuche ruled central
Geoffrey Yang Physics Per. 1 Bennett w/ Paul Eremenco How Are Buildings made to be Earthquake-Proof/Resistant? “Earthquakes alone don't kill people; collapsed buildings do” (Sutter). In addition to possibly causing tsunamis, earthquakes are responsible for releasing enormous amounts of energy that spread through the crust as seismic waves. These seismic waves include P-waves and S-waves. While P-waves do not cause as much destruction due to their vertical movement, S-waves can cause buildings to
hazards that an earthquake can present are dependent on many different aspects, for example, the human factors, being factors that are influenced by humans that will affect an earthquake, are the level of development in the relevant country, the standard of infrastructure, while the physical factors are ones which are natural and cannot be controlled, being the magnitude and location of the quake and lastly the time the quake occurs. In order to properly assess whether the impact of earthquake hazards depends
Earthquakes - The Dynamic Earth Precise definition of earthquakes: Earthquake is a natural disaster that occurs when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault, also known as the fault plane. The area below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocentre, and the area above it on the surface is called the epicentre. More than a million earthquakes rattle the world each year. But, most are so small that they can
Del Valle. Both characters portray liberalism. Arturo Alessandri was a chilean political figure for the liberal party and reformer who served president of Chile between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925. Severo represents the liberal party and movements
which unlike the others, is unpredictable. Earthquakes, one of the most feared natural disasters can kill thousands and affect millions when they occur. They can also be a precursor to an even worse event, the tsunami. Tsunamis cause even more damage than earthquakes, and most of the time it is the cause for most deaths after an earthquake. Even with the technology today we cannot predict when and where earthquakes will strike. This alone to me makes earthquakes and tsunamis two of nature’s fascinating
Earthquakes The earth is a very unique place with very intense catastrophes that occur throughout its lifespan. Some of these catalysts have the ability to completely alter the earth in ways that no man made invention could do. Earthquakes are among those catastrophes that cause unimaginable amounts of damage in what seems like no time at all. Earthquakes are caused by a collision of two plates in the earth. The collision will then send seismic waves across the surface of the earth destroying
Allende was born in Lima, Peru in 1942 but, after her parent's divorce, was raised by her mother in Chile. Isabel's father, Thomas Allende, was a diplomat and the Chilean ambassador to Peru. Her father's cousin, Salvadore Allende, was the president of Chile from 1970 until his assassination in 1973. After Salvadore's death, Isabel came to realize that it was too dangerous for her to stay in Chile so she fled with her husband and their two children to Venezuela. While in Venezuela, Allende was inspired
Chile is a country which is a part of the South American continent. It is a long strip of land in the south west region of South America. It is coastal to the South Pacific Ocean, and a portion of the South Atlantic Ocean. When compared to other countries, Chile’s physical geography is a little odd. This long piece of land stretches vertically from north to south approximately 4,270 km, yet it is only 177 km, from east to west. Chile borders three countries; Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. The capital
What does a seismologist do? The work of a seismologist is to study the vibrations of earth and earthquakes. They use tools like the ritcher scale, seismograph and the mercalli scale. These instruments measure the frequency of the waveforms made by earthquakes. Using these devices, they try to predict earthquakes before they happen, but they haven’t been successful yet, unlike most other animals. Seismologists also work with other professions in geology to do things like try to find areas where you
Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information This isn't likely to happen on the East Coast, but it could. This is an aerial view of damage to Sukuiso, Japan, a week after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in March, 2011. Credit: Dylan McCord. U.S. Navy On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan, unleashing a savage tsunami. The effects of the great earthquake were felt around the world, from Norway's fjords to Antarctica's ice sheet