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Rocky_Shorz · 02-27-2010, 05:55 PM

there are 2 different factors in calculating the size of an earthquake, shift and shake.

The shake was much more extreme in Haiti but a very shallow shift.

The shift was huge in Chile one reason why the Tsunami was created but the shake was low, one reason it didn't do more damage to buildings

02-27-2010, 05:55 PM	#47
Rocky_Shorz Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,098	Re: Massive earthquake strikes Chile there are 2 different factors in calculating the size of an earthquake, shift and shake. The shake was much more extreme in Haiti but a very shallow shift. The shift was huge in Chile one reason why the Tsunami was created but the shake was low, one reason it didn't do more damage to buildings