Earthquake in Lorca (2011)
Earthquake in Lorca (2011)
Earthquake in Lorca (2011)
Earthquakes ocour when two tectonic plates move suddenly against each other. The rocks usualy break underground at the hypocentre and the earth shakes. Waves spread from the epicentre , the point on the surface above the hypocentre. If a quake occurs under the sea it can produce a tsunami.
Location
Lorca stands in the southeast of Spain. In this area is a the seismic area more activitie in Spain. In Lorca many earthquakes been produced in the last hundred years.
Conssequences, effects.
Homes were destroyed.The name of the derived are 1164 After the earthquakes, the 80% of the homes were damage. Many people lost their homes. Also 20 historic constructions were damaged. The Castle of Lorca, Virgen de las huertas santuary, the curch Santiago and San Diego...
The event has produced the same power as an explosion of 200 tons of TNT.
Bibliographi.
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