Has there been a magnitude 10.0 happen in the earth?

No there has not but there has been a 9.5 before.

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Lesson 3: Earthquakes

On Shaky Ground: Building a Safer Future in Haiti

November 2010, ten months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake flattened huge sections of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a team of geologists commissioned by the United Nations set out to make the first detailed soil map of the city. Armed with sledgehammers and vibration sensors, the scientists surveyed how soils throughout Port-au-Prince either amplify or muffle seismic vibrations. The resulting map can now be used to guide reconstruction efforts. In this Science Bulletins feature, learn how geologists and engineers in Haiti and San Francisco are improving our resilience to powerful shifts of Earth's crust. Created by American Museum of Natural History.

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Yugandhar Pakala
Posted 8 years ago. Direct link to Yugandhar Pakala's post “Has there been a magnitud...”
Has there been a magnitude 10.0 happen in the earth?
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- 100Butter
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  No there has not but there has been a 9.5 before.
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Nassef Touaf
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At
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Would a truck be able to cause vibrations strong enough to move a cup or something very lightweight?
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- 100Butter
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  Yes. have you ever notice when a table vibrates with a cup of water on it, the water vibrates.
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Tucker Fears
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how are earthquakes started like what causes them
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areyus.sanchezwilliams075
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why do earth quakes happen
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- NolanM
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  A earth quick happen if very hard wind and rain happen it causes a earth quake.
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do i get money
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146117
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How do earthquakes cause water to rise it just makes no sence to me
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how many earthquakes acure a year .
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- Betty :)
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  Hundreds, most of them are not felt, or underwater.
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