Topic 5 – Charleston Earthquake – Flashcards

How widely was the earthquake felt?

Charleston was founded when?

Charleston received very little federal assistance in the aftermath

Modern seismic studies have identified a subsurface South Carolina seismic zone named:

Earthquake magnitude intensities were measured for both the New Madrid and Charleston quakes using seismographs:

Most of the Charleston quake recovery funds were raised from

A precursor quake was felt in this nearby town prior to any tremors in Charleston

Approximately 20 years after the Charleston quake, another earthquake in this city caused it to look to Charleston for how to respond

South Carolina disaster preparedness tends to focus on:

Mr. Sloan found through his study of earthquake and rail disturbances how many epicentral regions of earthquakes in the Charleston region

Another earthquake the size of the Charleston earthquake and in the same area would likely cause a greater loss of life and property than any hurricane could

Can the pattern of brick laying and the type of mortar make any difference in the strength of walls

These vital infrastructure resources were built in one of the epicenter regions of the Charleston earthquakes

Dutton found the greatest concentration of sand blows in the epicentral regions of the Charleston earthquakes

Sedimentary rocks younger than the formation of Atlantic ocean are how thick near Charleston

The Charleston earthquake was the first great natural disaster to face a metropolitan citizenry in the US

Many problems with the earthquake recovery of Charleston were because of the inexperience of its citizens with disaster

Charleston is on the ___, a wide swath of almost flat lying thick sedimentary rocks that dip or slope gently toward the shore and beyond to the continental shelf margins

The shortening of rails can be a sign of crustal shortening or compressions

The earthquake took place in what year?

What types of disturbances were noted in the Charleston region as a consequence of the earthquake

Brick and masonry structures of Charleston experiences less damage than wooden structures

"Made land" is more susceptible to liquefaction than most dry natural land

A goal of Dutton and his group's investigations was to determine the distribution of relative intensities by way of isoseismal which are

The long SW-NE Woodstock fault was offset by a separate fault, Located in 2004, running 30 degrees NW, it runs down the Sawmill Branch of Ashley river. This is named:

Modern seismic studies have found the faults likely responsible for the quakes are located:

Paleoseismic studies found that the average time between major quakes in the Charleston area is:

Older brick buildings in Charleston used mortar composed of ground:

In the aftermath, almost the entire city was destroyed by fire