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Shikotan, Kuril Islands Earthquake, October 4, 1994, Set 2
The first slide set of Shikotan, Kuril Islands focused on damage caused by the earthquake. This second set, depicts much of the tsunami damagethat occurred. At Kuzhno-Kurilsk,... -
San Fernando Valley California Earthquakes of 1971 and 1994
This slide set compares two earthquakes that were separated by a distance of 10 miles and a time of 23 years. Disproving the notion that once an earthquake has occurred, an area... -
Behavior of Columns During Earthquakes
The behavior of columns during earthquakes is very important since column failures may lead to additional structural failures and result in total building collapses. For... -
Shikotan, Kuril Islands Earthquake, October 4, 1994, Set 2
The first slide set of Shikotan, Kuril Islands focused on damage caused by the earthquake. This second set, depicts much of the tsunami damagethat occurred. At Kuzhno-Kurilsk,... -
Erosional Landforms
The hydrologic system, which includes all possible paths of motion of Earth's near-surface fluids including air and water, is largely responsible for the variety of landforms... -
Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 18, 1989, Part 1
On October 17, 1989, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred near Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Movement occurred along a 40-km segment of the San Andreas fault from... -
Earthquakes in Central California, 1980-1984
There have been many earthquake occurrences in central California. This set of slides shows earthquake damage from the following events: Livermore, 1980, Coalinga, 1983; and... -
Shikotan, Kuril Islands Earthquake, October 4, 1994, Set 1
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in the southern Kurils and on northern Hokkaido on Tuesday, October 5, 1994, (October 4 at 13:23 GMT). It was a sudden event, without any... -
Earthquake Damage, Armenian SSR, December 7, 1988
On December 7, 1988, at 11:41 A.M. local time a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook northwestern Armenia and was followed four minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 aftershock. Swarms of... -
San Fernando Valley California Earthquakes of 1971 and 1994
This slide set compares two earthquakes that were separated by a distance of 10 miles and a time of 23 years. Disproving the notion that once an earthquake has occurred, an area... -
Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake, January 17, 1995
The Earthquake - At 5:46 A.M. local time on January 17, 1995, a major earthquake occurred near the City of Kobe, Japan. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake had 40 km of bilateral... -
Shikotan, Kuril Islands Earthquake, October 4, 1994, Set 1
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in the southern Kurils and on northern Hokkaido on Tuesday, October 5, 1994, (October 4 at 13:23 GMT). It was a sudden event, without any... -
Behavior of Columns During Earthquakes
The behavior of columns during earthquakes is very important since column failures may lead to additional structural failures and result in total building collapses. For... -
Earthquake Damage, Armenian SSR, December 7, 1988
On December 7, 1988, at 11:41 A.M. local time a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook northwestern Armenia and was followed four minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 aftershock. Swarms of... -
Earthquake Damage, Northern Iran, June 21, 1990
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in the Gilan Province between the towns of Rudbar and Manjil in northern Iran on Thursday, June 21, 1990. The event, the largest ever to be...