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collision plate boundary
a convergent plate boundary which lacks oceanic crust
convergent plate boundary
where a denser oceanic plate is subducted under a continental crust
transform fault plate boundary
a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
divergent plate boundary
where new crust is generated where plates pull apart and magma rises due to convection currents
shield volcano
a volcano shaped like a bowl in the middle with long gentle slopes made by basaltic low-viscosity lava
cinder volcano
a volcano with a conical shape and a cratered summit with steep sides formed by the accumulation of fragments of volcanic rock
composite volcano
a volcano with steep symmetrical profiles formed from multiple layers of hardened lava and volcanic ash
lava dome volcano
a volcano shaped as a steep-sided mound formed when erupting lava is too thick builds up by slow eruptions over time
Icelandic eruption
effusions of molten basaltic flow from fissures
Hawaiian eruption
fluid lava flows from summit and radial fissures
Strombolian eruption
bursts of expanding gases ejecting lava clots
Vulcanian eruption
moderate gas explosions which are laden with volcanic ash
Pelean eruption
outbursts generating pyroclastic flows and volcanic gas
Plinian eruption
gases boiling out of gas-rich magma which generate enormous and continuous jetting blasts that core out the magma conduit
Hunga Tunga-Hunga Ha’apai
the location of an eruption of a volcano on the pacific part of the ring of fire in 2022 which produced a 58km high plume
2009 volcanic activity
the event which joined the islands of Hunga Tunga with the Hunga Ha’apai
destructive margin of the pacific and Australian plate
the type of margin and plates the Hunga Tunga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption occured on
14th January in 2022 at 4:20am
date and time of the Hunga Tunga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption
5-6
the VEI of the Hunga Tunga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption
Eyjafjallajökull (E15)
a composite cone volcano with acidic lava which erupted with a mixture of Strombolian and Vulcanian
from 20 March to 23 June 2010
date of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption
3-4
the VEI of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption
150m thick cap
the explosion which melted this causing major floods in Iceland and destroyed parts of the main Route 1 road
95’000
the number of cancelled flights as a result of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption
2 billion dollars
the cost to airlines after cancelling flights due to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption
9.0
the magnitude of the earthquake which hit Japan in 2011
a convergent boundary between the Pacific and North American plate
the margin type and plates which caused the 2011 earthquake in Japan
400km by 0.6 meters
the amount by which and length of the coastline which dropped following the 2011 earthquake in Japan
1st of September
the Japanese preparation day for earthquakes
6 centers, 180 seismic stations and 80 water-born sensors
the Earthquake monitoring opportunities in Japan
over 5000
the amount of aftershocks which hit after the 2011 earthquake in Japan
39000
the number of evacuees as of November 2021 after the 2011 earthquake in Japan
18’500-20’000
the estimated number of deaths after the 2011 earthquake in Japan
120’000
the number of building destroyed after the 2011 earthquake in Japan
7.0
the magnitude of the earthquake which hit Haiti in 2010
12 January 2010 at 16:53
the date and time of the earthquake which hit Haiti
a transform boundary between the Caribbean and North American plate
the margin type and plates which caused the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
80%
the percentage of Haiti’s population who live below the poverty line
60%
the percentage of government buildings which were destroyed by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
13.9 billion dollars
the costs which resulted from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
25%
the estimated percentage of civil servants killed by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
230’000
the estimated number of deaths caused by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
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