Earthquakes Nicaragua w3
This week we are learning about earthquakes and what causes them. In specific here in California we have one of the greatest faults that is visible and not under ground like most of them. The San Andreas fault is know for reaching from the top of California near Oregon to reaching all the way down south in Mexico. It is part of two plates the North American plate and Pacific plate, it is also one of the few places where you can go and stand on both plates because it is visible through the surface. This fault is called strike slip because it slides past the other, and causes for frequent earthquakes here in California. Nicaragua on the other hand is also know for having many earthquakes as their plates are always moving.
Nicaragua is High in earthquakes their plates are constantly moving. Recently Nicaragua coast had an earthquake on the 21 of January that was rated a 5.0. On the 31 of January inland their was an earthquake rated at 4.5 (think hazard). The coast of Nicaragua is constantly receiving earthquakes on average about 74 every 365 days but many more on the coast (earthquake track). This month it has received a 5.9 earthquake and this year Nicaragua was affected by the highest magnitude of earthquake reported at a 7.6 in Barra Patuca, Gracias a Dios, Honduras which affected Nicaragua heavily. What has been constantly updating is the building regulations as engineers and government officials have teamed up to make these buildings as safe as possible to the designs, foundations, and materials. What locals advise is to have earthquake insurance because of how often the earthquakes occur, they can help financially to get back up on your feet faster.
sources:
http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/180-nicaragua/EQ
https://earthquaketrack.com/p/nicaragua/recent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxPTLmg0ZCw
Nicaragua is High in earthquakes their plates are constantly moving. Recently Nicaragua coast had an earthquake on the 21 of January that was rated a 5.0. On the 31 of January inland their was an earthquake rated at 4.5 (think hazard). The coast of Nicaragua is constantly receiving earthquakes on average about 74 every 365 days but many more on the coast (earthquake track). This month it has received a 5.9 earthquake and this year Nicaragua was affected by the highest magnitude of earthquake reported at a 7.6 in Barra Patuca, Gracias a Dios, Honduras which affected Nicaragua heavily. What has been constantly updating is the building regulations as engineers and government officials have teamed up to make these buildings as safe as possible to the designs, foundations, and materials. What locals advise is to have earthquake insurance because of how often the earthquakes occur, they can help financially to get back up on your feet faster.
sources:
http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/180-nicaragua/EQ
https://earthquaketrack.com/p/nicaragua/recent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxPTLmg0ZCw
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