. The most powerful earthquake ever recorded measured 9.5 on the Richter Scale. In which country did this take place?
Chile
. Seismology comes from the word seismos. What does seismos mean?
Earthquake
. Over 75% of the world’s volcanoes are situated along this path and 90% of the Earth’s earthquakes take place there. Which area is this and where is it located?
Ring of Fire, Pacific Ocean
. What is the location below the earth’s surface where the rupture of the fault begins called?
Hypocentre or focus
. The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake. What scale measures the intensity of the earthquake based on observational trends?
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
. The Japanese word for earthquake - Jishin has another meaning (the Hiragana script for both these words are the same). Name the word.
“Confidence”
