Assignment: Lecture Worksheet #4: Earthquakes and Seismicity

Spring 2020 - Geologic Hazards (GEOL-3400-01, GEOL-3400-10, GEOL-3400-11, GEOG-3400-12)
2019-12-20T18:11:54Z

Due: Apr 6, 2020 by 11:59pm

Earthquakes have long represented a significant to humans, their property, and even their civilizations. Although the number of deaths due to earthquakes has declined in developed countries, their economic impact has grown, with losses commonly reaching into the tens of billions of dollars. Unfortunately, earthquakes striking less economically developed nations still extract a significant toll in human lives. This lecture worksheet focuses on some of the basic concepts of earthquakes.

To study for an exam, here is a copy of the:

blank worksheet (quakes 1.pdf), quakes 1.docx; and

completed worksheet (quakes 1 Ans.pdf).

Earthquakes have long represented a significant to humans, their property, and even their civilizations. Although the number of deaths due to earthquakes has declined in developed countries, their economic impact has grown, with losses commonly reaching into the tens of billions of dollars. Unfortunately, earthquakes striking less economically developed nations still extract a significant toll in human lives. This lecture worksheet focuses on some of the basic concepts of earthquakes.

To study for an exam, here is a copy of the:

blank worksheet (quakes 1.pdf), quakes 1.docx; and

completed worksheet (quakes 1 Ans.pdf).