FAQs - Earthquake Effects & Experiences
- Where can I find photographs of earthquake damage?
- Why do earthquakes in other countries seem to cause more damage and casualties than earthquakes in the U.S.?
- How do you classify/measure the shaking that you feel during an earthquake? Sharp jolts versus rolling motion?
- What are isoseismal maps?
- What is liquefaction?
- At what magnitude does damage begin to occur in an earthquake?
- What are the effects of earthquakes?
- Where have tsunamis occurred historically?
- What are earthquake lights? Are they real?
- What does an earthquake feel like?
- What are those booms I sometimes hear before or during an earthquake?
- How can an earthquake effect groundwater or changes in wells?
