Utah's Earthquake Threat: Graphic of Horizontal Ground Shaking Effect on a Building
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Details/Metadata
Resource ID
1125
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Utah's Earthquake Threat: Graphic of Horizontal Ground Shaking Effect on a Building
Author
Utah Museum of Natural History
Publisher
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Accession
UGS-HB5756
Camera make / model
LS9000 Slide
Caption
The ground can move in all directions during an earthquake-up and down, side-to-side, and in a rolling motion similar to waves in the ocean. However, it is the side-to-side shaking that produces the most damage to buildings and other man-made structures that have not been specifically designed to withstand earthquakes.
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