The above photo is of the Emporeum and James Flood Building after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (the virtual museum of the City of San Francisco).
What Type of Earth Movement Will Occur?
1989 Loma Prieta in San Francisco, California. Photo by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC).
The type of movement between Tectonic Plates will determine the type of movement the earth will have during an earthquake. There are 4 types of movement that generally occur when the earth moves. These are:
* Normal Movement
* Reverse Movement
* Obique Slip
* Strike-Slip
To learn more about each of these, click on the type of movement above.
Next we will learn more about the magnitude of an earthquake by clicking here.
* Normal Movement
* Reverse Movement
* Obique Slip
* Strike-Slip
To learn more about each of these, click on the type of movement above.
Next we will learn more about the magnitude of an earthquake by clicking here.