Tuesday, June 21, 2011

EARTH QUAKES

Earth quake a strong shaking of earth .
Earth quakes can make serious damage to buildings.
The largest recorded earth quake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 in chile on may 22, 1960.
There is also  moon quakes.
Most earth quakes are lees then 80 KM (50 miles) from the earth's surface.
Deepest earth quake was 750 KM (400 miles) below the surface.
Geophysicist is some one who studies earth quake.


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