Earthquakes and Earthquake Engineering
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Questions and Answers

Which type of earthquakes are the largest and most important?

  • Landslide-induced earthquakes
  • Rock burst-induced earthquakes
  • Volcanic earthquakes
  • Tectonic-related earthquakes (correct)

What are earthquakes primarily caused by?

  • Tectonic ground motions (correct)
  • Volcanism
  • Man-made explosions
  • Landslides

What is a fault?

  • A zone of the Earth's crust where earthquakes occur
  • A zone of the Earth's crust where two sides have moved (correct)
  • A type of seismic hazard
  • A type of ground failure

What are seismic hazards?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a seismic hazard?

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