Whats tsunami?

A tsunami is a wave or set of waves that occur in a body of water.

Violently when pushed by a force that moves vertically. Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and
coastal or even underground explosions of great magnitude can generate this phenomenon.

Given that the usual depth of the Pacific Ocean is about 4000 meters, can cause waves moving at
700 km / h. And as the waves lose their strength in inverse proportion to its size, having 4000
meters can travel thousands of miles without losing much strength.

Why happens?

The most frequent formation of giant waves cause are the earthquakes on the seabed. When it
moves violently in the vertical direction, the ocean altered its natural balance. When the vast
water body tries to regain its balance, the giant waves are generated.

Its size depends on the magnitude of the earthquake and the vertical deformation of the seabed.
Not all earthquakes generate tsunamis, but only those of considerable magnitude, occurring
below the seabed and are able to deform.

Whats eruption volcanic?

An eruption is the buildup of pressure in a volcano erupting ends, throwing the material out of
which may be lava, ash and / or stones.

Depends on the magnitude may be piroplsticas clouds down the mountain at high speed and
with temperatures of 400 degrees passing destroying everything in its path.

There are volcanoes that have a magma (lava) liquid it less violent eruptions, these are the Pacific
Ocean and there are others that magma is more viscous and that's where the big explosions these
are the Andes are presented.

Why happens?

They are produced by heating the magma inside the Earth, the same as looking out through
volcanoes. Volcanic eruptions can cause irreparable damage such as loss of human lives. Some
victims die from injuries or burns caused by debris of collapsed structures by seismic waves
volcano or issued by the lava. Others die from inhaling poisonous gases, and even people die by
the intense heat present in the area of the incident.

Materially, volcanic eruptions are devastating because they can produce earthquakes, landslides,
fires, tsunamis and even if the rash occurs near the sea. If hospitals, health centers, schools, water
systems and houses generally present in its area of influence, could be completely destroyed

The ash can damage crops, pollute the water and air for a long time, even to changing weather
patterns of the area.
Whats is terremot?

An earthquake is the sudden movement of the Earth (with capital letters, as we refer to the
planet), caused by the sudden release of stored energy for a long time. The Earth's crust is made
up of a dozen plates about 70 km thick, each with different physical and chemical characteristics.
These plates ("tectonic") are settling into a process that takes millions of years and have been
given the shape we know today to the surface of our planet, causing the continents and
geographic reliefs in a process that is far from complete. Usually these movements are slow and
imperceptible, but in some cases these plates collide like giant icebergs ground on an ocean of
magma present in the depths of the Earth, preventing its movement. Then a plate begins to move
over or under the other causing slow changes in topography. But if the movement is hampered
begins to build an energy of stress at some time be released and one of the plates will move
sharply against another breaking and then releasing a variable amount of energy that causes the
earthquake.

Why happen?

Tectonic earthquakes often occur in areas where the concentration of forces generated by the
boundaries of tectonic plates resulting in adjustment movements inside and on the surface of the
Earth. That is why tectonic earthquakes are intimately associated with the formation of faults.
They usually occur at the end of a cycle called seismic cycle, which is the period of time during
which strain accumulates inside the Earth which later suddenly released. This release corresponds
to the earthquake, after which the deformation begins to build again.

Whats is tremor?

The origin of most earthquakes is in a release of energy product of volcanic activity or plate
tectonics.

Classes tremors

Volcanic: directly related to volcanic eruptions. They are of low intensity and forgone some
distance from the volcano.

Tectonic: originating from adjustments in the lithosphere. The hypocenter is often found located
10 to 25 miles deep, although some cases have come to detect depths of up to 70 kilometers.

Batisismos: its origin is unclear, characterized in that the hypocenter is located at enormous
depths (300-700 km) away and the limits of the lithosphere.