Week 3: Earthquakes
Australia is not commonly known for earthquakes but, they do occur. Earthquakes are most common in the Eastern Highlands of Australia. Earthquakes occur along with the pacific plates where the Indo-Australian plates crash among each other. The largest earthquake in Australia happened in 1988 with a magnitude of 6.6. Earthquakes are caused by how rapidly the Australian Plate moves. Earthquakes are a form of vibration caused by those rocks that become shattered with stress and pressure.
It is essential to monitor and analyze every time an earthquake happens. Those who study earthquakes use seismometers to help them detect earthquakes. When collecting data, we look for the size and location of the earthquake. The study of earthquakes can reduce the chances of a claustrophobic event. Around 100 earthquakes of magnitude 3. are recorded each year in Australia.
Sources:
https://www.usgs.gov/search?keywords=Australia+earthquakes+
https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/community-safety/earthquake
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/faq/does-australia-have-quakes.html
This was good research!- Happy to see they have some measures in place (FYI_I still cannot see your images unfortunately.. I wonder if it is only on my end...)
ReplyDeleteHi Alejandra! Despite Australia and Papua New Guinea both being located in Oceania, Papua New Guinea has had some larger earthquakes with a 7.5 magnitude one in 2018! Seismic activity is also measured in Papua New Guinea using seismometers to help forsee earthquakes.
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