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    The document discusses potential earthquake hazards such as: 1) Ground shaking which can cause buildings and structures to collapse or break. 2) Ground rupture along fault lines where the earth's surface is deformed. 3) Liquefaction which occurs in saturated sandy soils, causing them to behave like liquid and buildings to sink or tilt.

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    Lesson 3:

    Potential
    Earthquake Hazards
    “But he said to me, “My grace is
    sufficient for you, for my power is
    made perfect in weakness.” Therefore
    I will boast all the more gladly of my
    weaknesses, so that the power of
    Christ may rest upon me”
    -2 Corinthians 12:9
    Most Essential Learning Competency (MELCs):
    At the end of the lesson, the students will be able
    to …
    a. Identify various potential earthquake
    hazards
    b. Recognize the natural signs of an impending
    tsunami
    c. Analyze the effects of the different
    earthquake hazards
    Graduate Attributes:
    Truth Seeker: Understand the
    measures that can minimize
    earthquake potential hazards by
    evaluating the nature and
    implications in our everyday lives.
    • Fault or fault lane – the surface
    where two blocks of the earth
    suddenly slip past one another
    • Focus – or can be also called as
    the hypocenter. the location
    below the earth’s surface where
    the earthquake starts.
    • Epicenter – the location on the
    surface of the earth directly
    above the hypocenter.
    A storm surge is a coastal
    flood or tsunami-like
    phenomenon of rising water
    commonly associated with
    low-pressure weather
    systems, such as typhoon. It is
    measured as the rise in water
    level above the normal tidal
    level, and does not include
    waves.
    • Magnitude is a measure of
    earthquake size and remains
    unchanged with distance
    from the earthquake.
    • Intensity, however, describes
    the degree of shaking caused
    by an earthquake at a given
    place and decreases with
    distance from the
    earthquake epicentre.
    We recognize that the earthquake is
    the shaking of the earth caused by the
    sudden break-up and displacement of
    large parts (tectonic plates) of the rugged
    outer crust of the earth. The edges of the
    tectonic plates are labeled with faults (or
    fractures). Most earthquakes occur along
    fault lines as the plates slip past each
    other or collide with each other.
    There are two types of shocks
    associated with the earthquake,
    namely foreshocks and
    aftershocks. Foreshocks are a
    collection of light shakings that
    occur before the actual
    earthquake, while aftershocks are
    shaking after the main shocks.
    What are the
    Potential Earthquake
    Hazards?
    1. Ground shaking
    2. Ground rupture
    3. Liquefaction
    4. Earthquake-induced
    ground subsidence
    5. Tsunami
    6. Earthquake-induced
    landslide
    Ground shaking
    Ground shaking is the term used to
    describe the trembling of the earth
    during the earthquake. The destructive
    effects of earthquakes are due to mainly
    to intense vibration. Because of severe
    ground shaking, buildings, and post may
    tilt, split, topple or collapse: railroad
    tracks and bridges may break: dams and
    other similar structures may break and
    cause flooding .
    Ground shaking
    Ground rupture
    Ground rupture is another important effect
    of earthquakes which occurs when the
    earthquake movement along a fault actually
    breaks the Earth's surface. Ground rupture is a
    deformation on the ground that marks the
    intersection of the fault plane with the earth’s
    surface. The length of ground rupture and the
    width of the zone of deformation generally
    increase with the magnitude and type of
    earthquake
    Liquefaction
    Liquefaction occur when water-
    saturated sandy soils are subjected to
    earthquake ground shaking. When soil
    liquefies, it loses strength and behaves as
    a viscous liquid (like quicksand) rather
    than as a solid. This can cause buildings
    to sink into the ground or tilt.

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