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1 Now that you’ve completed your event search, we’ll focus on what caused your earthquakes. Key Question: What kind of motion did you find that caused your earthquakes? What do you notice about how this motion is distributed around the earth? Faults and Earthquakes http://earthref.org/SCC Scripps Classroom Connection

2 Panorama of damage caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Earthquake Damage  What kind of damage occurred for the earthquakes you researched?  Is there anything in common between the earthquakes? Scripps Classroom Connection http://earthref.org/SCC

3 What kind of stress (“stress regime”) caused your earthquake? Was it: ● Shear? ● Extension? ● Compression? Stress and Faulting Scripps Classroom Connection http://earthref.org/SCC

4 Where do the various types of faulting/stress tend to occur? What conclusions can you make about your observations? Scripps Classroom Connection http://earthref.org/SCC Mapping and Observations


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