{"id":2957,"date":"2020-10-29T02:03:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2957"},"modified":"2020-10-29T13:20:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:20:17","slug":"types-of-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-earthquakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2957\" class=\"elementor elementor-2957\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ae8312 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ae8312\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb881b0\" 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data-id=\"706d84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Earthquakes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907749d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"907749d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-earthquakes-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2983 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-earthquake\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an earthquake?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2982 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/earthquake-terms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Earthquake terms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2981 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/earthquake-formation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Earthquake formation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2980 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-earthquakes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of earthquakes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2979 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-tsunami\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Tsunami?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2978 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/preparing-for-an-earthquake\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Preparing for an earthquake<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2977 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/earthquake-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Earthquake factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4eb70a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b4eb70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e20e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5e20e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f837342\" data-id=\"f837342\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88ac4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c88ac4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the types of earthquakes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac69873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac69873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Earthquakes can come in three forms, depending on the plate movements that occur beneath the earth&#8217;s surface. They could occur on a Convergent Boundary, Divergent Boundary, or a Transform Fault.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3028\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3028\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/types-of-earthquakes.jpg\" alt=\"Types of earthquakes\" width=\"600\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/types-of-earthquakes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/types-of-earthquakes-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Types of earthquakes<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><b>Convergent boundary:<\/b><br \/>Here, one plate is forced over another plate during movement, creating a thrust fault.<\/p><p><b>Divergent boundary:<\/b><br \/>Here, plates are forced apart from each other, usually forming a Rift Zone. This kind is common in ocean floors where new floors are created. An example is the Mid Atlantic Ridge.<\/p><p><b>Transform fault:<\/b><br \/>Unlike divergent and convergent, the plates here slip by each other. It is also called Strike-Slip.<\/p><h2><b>Earthquake Waves<\/b><\/h2><p>There are two types of earthquakes waves, and the difference lies in the way the seismic waves are transmitted. To understand this better, let us see what a seismic wave is.<br \/>These are waves of energy that travel through the earth&#8217;s layers and other elastic layers, often as a result of earthquakes. A wave, by general definition, is the transfer of energy from one place to another without transferring solid, liquid, or gas matter. Examples include light and sound waves.<br \/>During an earthquake, the waves released could be \u201cP\u201d or \u201cS\u201d waves depending on the speed and ways in which they travel.<\/p><p><b>P-Waves (Primary Waves)<\/b><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3027\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3027\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/p-wave.jpg\" alt=\"Primary waves\" width=\"600\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/p-wave.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/p-wave-300x82.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary waves<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>P-waves are longitudinal. The vibrations are in the same direction as the direction of travel. It is also known as compressional waves. P-waves travel faster than S-waves.<\/p><p><b>S-Waves (Secondary waves)<\/b><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3026\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3026\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s-wave.jpg\" alt=\"Secondary waves\" width=\"600\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s-wave.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s-wave-300x87.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secondary waves<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Here the waves travel at right angles to the direction of travel. They are also known as transverse waves, and an example is a water wave.<br \/>With this in mind, you will notice that if you are close to the point where an earthquake struck, you will feel both P and S waves close within the same time frame. 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