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What was the magnitude of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake?

Answer

7.9

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What is the name of the scale used to measure an earthquake's observed effects?

Answer

Mercalli scale

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What was the magnitude of the 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake?

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8.8

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What is the name of the bay in Alaska where a 524-meter megatsunami occurred in 1958?

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Lituya Bay

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What is the name of the seismic zone that caused the 1811-1812 earthquakes in the central U.S.?

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New Madrid Seismic Zone

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What was the magnitude of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake?

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7.6

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What is the name of the fault that caused the 1994 Northridge earthquake?

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Northridge blind thrust fault

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Who developed the Richter scale?

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Charles F. Richter

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What is the term for a section of a fault that has not ruptured in a long time?

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Seismic gap

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What was the highest recorded tsunami run-up height from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake?

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40.5 meters

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What is the name of the tectonic plate subducting beneath Japan causing the Tohoku earthquake?

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Pacific Plate

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Which Italian city was destroyed by a 1908 earthquake and tsunami?

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Messina

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