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Mercalli
Scale
Damage
with a
(new)
New Madrid
earthquake
Ohio’s Fault Lines
Generally, during an earthquake you first will
feel a swaying or small jerking motion, then a
slight pause, followed by a more intense rolling
or jerking motion. The duration of the shaking
you feel depends on the earthquake's
magnitude, your distance from the epicenter,
and the geology of the ground under your feet.
• For minor earthquakes, ground shaking usually lasts
only a few seconds.
• Strong shaking from a major earthquake usually
lasts less than one minute. For example, shaking in the
1989 magnitude 7.1 Loma Prieta (San Francisco)
earthquake lasted 15 seconds;
• For the 1906 magnitude 8.3 San Francisco
earthquake it lasted about 40 seconds.
• Shaking for the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Alaska
earthquake, however, lasted three minutes.
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which
occur in the same general area during the days
to years following a larger event or
"mainshock". As a general rule, aftershocks
represent minor readjustments along the
portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the
main shock. The frequency of these
aftershocks decreases with time.
Often, earthquakes
can be a sign of
things to come, like
in the case of Mt. St.
Helen’s in
Washington.
At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St.
Helens erupted.
Is this volcano
active again???
The seismic data
says…YES!
After
Before
Notice, this
volcano
really blew
its top…
literally!
Mt. St. Helens Today
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