Geography 2152F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eurasian Plate, Pacific Plate, Epicenter
12 Oct 2015
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Note: one of the following questions will appear on the midterm, word for word: explain how the interaction between the eurasian plate and the pacific plate led to the earthquake. Japan lies at the point where the pacific plate rams into the eurasian plate at three inches a year, Japan is on the eurasian plate, and it compresses and buckles as the pacific plate drives underneath it. Over centuries, immense stress builds up and the plates snap which cause an earthquake, as the eurasian plate is dragged downward by the pacific plate grinding under it. The area around the city is mostly farmland, low-lying and flat. In hawaii, there is tens of millions of dollars in damage. However, no lives are lost as hawaii"s early warning system gives people time to get away from the coast. In california, the tsunami was much smaller and weaker but still created a mess along the coast.
