US Shaking Hazards

Seismic waves that travel through the Earth’s interior

• Body waves

• Surface waves

Seismic waves that can only travel along the surface

• Body waves

• Surface waves

Phenomenon in which soil behaves like a liquid similar to a quick sand

• Ground shaking

• Ground rupture

• Landslides

• Liquefaction

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Disruptive up and down, and sideways motion experienced during an earthquake

• Ground shaking

• Ground rupture

• Landslides

• Liquefaction

• Tsunami

Series of waves commonly caused by an earthquake under the sea

• Ground shaking

• Ground rupture

• Landslides

• Liquefaction

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Downslope movement of rock and other debris due to violent shaking

• Ground shaking

• Ground rupture

• Landslides

• Liquefaction

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Deformation on the ground that marks the intersection of the fault with the earth’s surface

• Ground shaking

• Ground rupture

• Landslides

• Liquefaction

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Point inside the Earth where energy is released

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

Theory explaining how energy is released in the fault zones in an earthquake

Point where the first movement or breaking of rocks occurs that generate earthquakes

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter