2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard

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Difference between 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard

2011 Christchurch earthquake vs. Seismic hazard

A earthquake occurred in Christchurch on at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC). A seismic hazard is the probability that an earthquake will occur in a given geographic area, within a given window of time, and with ground motion intensity exceeding a given threshold.

Similarities between 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard

2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Earthquake, Epicenter, Peak ground acceleration, Soil liquefaction, United States Geological Survey.

Earthquake

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Epicenter

The epicenter, epicentre or epicentrum in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.

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Peak ground acceleration

Peak ground acceleration (PGA) is equal to the maximum ground acceleration that occurred during earthquake shaking at a location.

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Soil liquefaction

Soil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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What 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard have in common
What are the similarities between 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard

2011 Christchurch earthquake and Seismic hazard Comparison

2011 Christchurch earthquake has 270 relations, while Seismic hazard has 37. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.63% = 5 / (270 + 37).

References

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