What All Should Know About Earthquakes

Windsor · Jul 1, 2011

It might be well to be a bit knowledgeable about earthquakes in case someone asks or wants to know more about them.
Since science was my chosen profession for 35 years, I might be a bit more able than most to explain it.

In hopes of a "knowing" society, I present this.

What's the difference between
an oscillatory and a trepidatory earthquake?

1. This calculation is just for engineers:

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

This is a trepidatory earthquake:

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

This is an oscillatory earthquake:

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

And this is a combination of both: (trepidatory and oscillatory)

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake3.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake3.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Science is beautiful when it is well explained...

I am sure you would like some privacy to study this subject in greater detail. :biggrin:

zeddy · Jul 1, 2011

Windsor said:
It might be well to be a bit knowledgeable about earthquakes in case someone asks or wants to know more about them.
Since science was my chosen profession for 35 years, I might be a bit more able than most to explain it.

In hopes of a "knowing" society, I present this.

What's the difference between
an oscillatory and a trepidatory earthquake?

1. This calculation is just for engineers:

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

This is a trepidatory earthquake:

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake1.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

This is an oscillatory earthquake:

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake2.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

And this is a combination of both: (trepidatory and oscillatory)

<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/?action=view&current=Earthquake3.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h436/scalabara/Earthquake3.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Science is beautiful when it is well explained...

I am sure you would like some privacy to study this subject in greater detail.

This sort of earthquake can be quite devastating... Can't be measured with any richter scale.. :biggrin:

mollusk · Jul 1, 2011

Wow wow..this kinds of earthquakes could cause a massive tsunami :biggrin:

Windsor · Jul 1, 2011

zeddy said:
This sort of earthquake can be quite devastating... Can't be measured with any richter scale..

many thanks for the upz bro... :biggrin:

earthquakes makes foundations act like jelly.

will return the favour asap

eatshitndie · Jul 1, 2011

in seismology, the longitudinal and transverse waves are called p- and s-wave respectively. p or primary because it travels faster and first to arrive on a seismograph. next to arrive is the slower s or secondary wave. the combination of the two that reaches the surface produces a rayleigh wave. rayleigh waves and effects are also seen in radio communications, with horizontal and vertical polarizations.

Shingz · Jul 1, 2011

mollusk said:
Wow wow..this kinds of earthquakes could cause a massive tsunami

Massive tsunami of sperm

middaydog · Jul 1, 2011

Windsor said:
I am sure you would like to study this subject in greater detail.

need you to lend me some instrument to conduct some experiment :rolleyes:

radon39 · Jul 1, 2011

THANKS Bro! suddenly I am interested in physics!!!

kudos to Windsor for such a well documented explanation and visualisation...my tsunami coming out now

GoldenDragon · Jul 1, 2011

These two types of earthquakes will lead only to blue black if one's face gets knocked. No other losses.

halsey02 · Jul 1, 2011

Shingz said:
Massive tsunami of sperm

Molten 'lavas' flow, you do not know? after the earthquakes, the ground shakes also.

Maximilian Chua-Heng · Jul 1, 2011

I like the up down up down kind of earthquake.

I feel so enlightened now.

Thank you Prof W.

po2wq · Jul 1, 2011

Maximilian Chua-Heng said:
I like the up down up down kind of earthquake ...

u dun like in out in out kind of earthquake meh? ... :confused:

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